The Year of Czech Music

The Year of Czech Music is a unique event dating back to 1924 when Bedřich Smetana’s 100th anniversary was celebrated.

With only a few exceptions, the Year of Czech Music has been celebrated every decade ever since and has gradually expanded its dramaturgy to include the anniversaries of other Czech composers and musicians (Antonín Dvořák, Josef Suk, Leoš Janáček, Bohuslav Martinů, etc.).

Joining in the celebrations for the third time, the Czech Centres will continue to include music in the programming of their international network.

Unlike previous years, this year's celebration of the Year of Czech Music will be open not only to classical music, but also to other genres. The Year of Czech Music will showcase an exciting variety that the contemporary Czech music scene has to offer. As the Czech Centres aim to showcase contemporary Czech art worldwide, young emerging performers who have already achieved success both in classical music and other genres will be featured. Throughout 2024, a series of concerts will be held commemorating not only the anniversaries of Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Leoš Janáček, Josef Suk, Bohuslav Martinů or Jiří Šlitr, but also a number of other events where music will be part of exhibitions, lectures or film screenings.

The visual identity of the Year of Czech Music was designed by Studio Najbrt. The graphic elements such as event invitations were designed by Tuan Vuong, a Studio Najbrt designer.

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News

28. 6. News
© PRAŽSKÉ JARO / PRAGUE SPRING FESTIVAL 2024 –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IVAN MALÝ

Bulgarian musicologist Iliya Gramatikoff visited the Prague Spring Festival

With the visit of the first musical guest we started this year's curatorial trips, which are intense this year becaus...

26. 6. News
© Oleg Panov

Czech Jazz at the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival

Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival is back for 2024, ready to light up Edinburgh with the sounds of jazz and blues. For ...

23. 5. Press releases
České primadony v Met opeře © České centrum NY / Národní muzeum

Czech Prima Donnas at the Met Opera – National Museum of the Czech Republic presents the world-class achievements of Czech female opera singers in New York

As part of the Year of Czech Music, National Museum of the Czech Republic prepared a project for opera lovers that pr...

20. 2. News
Tomski&Polanski, Bedřich Smetana, 2024

Smetana's bicentenary

On the occasion of the bicentenary of Bedřich Smetana's birth, we approached Lukáš Tomek from the illustrator duo Tom...

3. 1. News
Portrait Tititi_Tereza Talichová © Adéla Havelka

The 2024 Year of Czech Music abroad will be accompanied by the Tititi painted wooden figure by Tereza Talichová

The artwork, created to mark the event and the bicentenary of the birth of the Czech music composer Bedřich Smetana, ...

Events

Podcast Faces of Czech Music

Dvořák, Smetana, Janáček, Martinů – Czechia can boast a number of renowned figures from the past, but what about Czech music today? Alongside the classical greats, the contemporary music scene has much to offer: jazz musicians, film composers as well as world-class performers.

On the occasion of the Year of Czech Music, the Czech Centres and Radio Prague International present a joint podcast Faces of Czech Music introducing artists worth watching on the contemporary Czech music scene across different genres.

26. 8. Podcasts

My dream was big enough to get me there: Pianist Tomáš Kačo on his outstanding success

Welcome to the Faces of Czech Music, the podcast where we introduce you to the fresh musical talent the country has t...

22. 7. Podcasts

“The best validation is a packed venue”: Lenny on measuring success

Welcome to the Faces of Czech Music, the podcast where we introduce you to the fresh musical talent the country has t...

23. 6. Podcasts

Nikol Bóková: The pianist and composer who wears many hats

Welcome to the Faces of Czech Music, the podcast where we introduce you to the fresh musical talent the country has t...

27. 5. Podcasts

Daniel Matejča on coming into his own and developing his craft

Welcome to the Faces of Czech Music, the podcast where we introduce you to the fresh musical talent the country has t...

29. 4. Podcasts

Good things come in 4’s: The Kukal Quartet

Welcome to the Faces of Czech Music, the podcast where we introduce you to the fresh musical talent the country has t...

25. 3. Podcasts

Art can be uncomfortable – Miroslav Srnka on pushing the boundaries of contemporary music

Welcome to the Faces of Czech Music, the podcast where we introduce you to the fresh musical talent the country has t...

26. 2. Podcasts

Meet the mezzo-soprano who wants to contemporize classical music, Bella Adamova

Welcome to the Faces of Czech Music, the podcast where we introduce you to the fresh musical talent the country has t...

29. 1. Podcasts

The electronic music virtuoso who owes his name to Radiohead, Aid Kid

Welcome to the Faces of Czech Music, the podcast where we introduce you to the fresh musical talent the country has t...

27. 1. Podcasts
© Figurky Tititi, Tereza Talichová, 2024

Faces of Czech Music – a new podcast by Czech Centres and Radio Prague International

Dvořák, Smetana, Janáček, Martinů – Czechia can boast a number of renowned figures from the past, but what about Czec...

Curatorial and Press Trips

In 2023, 14 international professionals were supported to attend selected Czech festivals and music events. The aim of the visits was to include Czech content in international festivals or to publish texts about Czech music in international media.

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Fujimori Ichiro © Anastasiia Artemyak

Chief editor of the Japanese magazine MOSTLY CLASSIC Ichiro Fujimori on Czech music

At the invitation of Czech Centres and Czech Tourism, the editor-in-chief of 'MOSTLY CLASSIC' Ichiro Fujimori visited...

27. 12. News

The Year of Czech Music: Professional Visits and Press Trips

The Czech Centres have been getting ready to celebrate the 2024 Year of Czech Music since 2022 by supporting internat...

Partners

The Czech Centres’s key partners for the Year of Czech Music are: Arts and Theatre Institute, SoundCzech, Czech Philharmonic –⁠ The Year of Czech Music,Radio Prague International, Prague Spring, Dvořákova Praha and Prague Sound, Palace Akropolis and Vážný zájem.

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