In this year’s Sunday Musicale, Antonin Dvorak’s delightful Piano Quintet in A Major, opus 81 will be heard alongside spirituals arranged by Harry T. Burleigh, African American composer and singer befriended by Dvorak, and by fellow composer Moses Hogan, plus Dvorak’s own beloved vocal work "Songs My Mother Taught Me."
International violin virtuoso Iskandar Widjaja returns with a concert full of classical and contemporary musical inspiration. From Dvorak and Gershwin to a selection of Asian, American, and European works – as well as Iskandar's own compositions – themed around romance. Accompanied by pianist Miki Aoki.
An unprecedented multi-year project presenting all of Antonin Dvorak’s chamber works.
An afternoon of jazz improvisation and exploration inspired by Czech composer Leos Janacek and his younger Hungarian contemporary, Bela Bartok. Hear also original works by the talented Czech-born pianist and composer Antonin Fajt.
A concert with curated commentary, featuring works by Bedrich Smetana and two 20th century composers whose unlimited creative output was tragically cut short by the Holocaust.
Slovakia’s premiere Yiddish klezmer group, the Pressburger Klezmer Band, is joined by New York’s rocking downtown polka ensemble, The Old Bohemians aka Polka Loca, to present an ecstatic concert and dance music celebrating multiple heritages.
Pianist and musicologist Katelyn Bouska offers new insights into Antonin Dvorak in America through a special musical tour focused on his compositions, students and contemporaries in the late 19th century. Featuring works by Dvorak, Burleigh, Beach, Sukova-Dvorakova.
Celebrating the renewal of nature in spring as well as the promise of young, new musical talent during this Year of Czech Music 2024.
Come experience the result of two distinct friendships which weave Bohemian music into the fabric of western classical music in a concert presented by musical ensemble underStaffed. Erwin Schulhoff, Alban Berg, Jan Dismas Zelenka, Johann Sebastian Bach.
Opening event of the Year of Czech Music abroad. The concert will feature songs by Bedrich Smetana, Antonin Dvorak, Leos Janacek and Bohuslav Martinu. The program offers a special performance of Janacek's extraordinary cycle “The Diary of One Who Disappeared.”
The acclaimed Sullivan Quartet returns for the latest installment in an unprecedented series exploring the entire chamber music repertoire of Antonin Dvorak.
The works of Bedrich Smetana and Josef Suk will be featured in a musically revealing piano program that anticipates the upcoming Year of Czech Music 2024, when musicians will commemorate the 200th anniversary of Smetana's birth and the 150th anniversary of Suk's birth.
Experience three centuries of string orchestra repertoire with this special performance by underStaffed, an emerging New York area musical ensemble conducted by Elliot Roman.
Celebrate spring and the “New World” Symphony in a special tribute to Antonín Dvořák and his symphonic masterpiece, marking its 130th anniversary year.
Petr Janda, the legend of the Czech and Slovak rock music, will perform at the Bohemian National Hall. He will be joined by special guests.
Filharmonie Brno’s outstanding musicians will present the music of Antonin Dvorak, Leos Janacek, Bohuslav Martinu, and Jan Novak, among others.
A concert paying homage to the playwright, dissident, and president Vaclav Havel, the musician, songwriter, performer, and poet Lou Reed, and the music of the Velvet Underground and Plastic People of the Universe.
Featuring the Sullivan Quartet, the program is drawn from Dvorak’s prolific output of chamber works, which exceeded 40 duos, trios, string quartets, quintets and sextets.
From the streets of Brno to the plains of southern Spain, this international program is an exploration of grief and joy with special meaning for our times.
Internationally acclaimed touring choir from Hradec Kralove led by Jiri Skopal will perform works by Czech composers, including Antonin Dvorak, Bedrich Smetana, Frantisek Skroup, and Jan Jirasek, among others, and also by Johannes Brahms, Irving Berlin, Samuel Augustus Ward, and Henk Badings, among others.
A concert exploring the musical cultures of Habsburg Central Europe with the soprano Ariana Wyatt and pianist Richard Masters.
The tradition of spring musicales continues as the spirited ArtsAhimsa ensemble returns for its tenth season. The evening offers a special program fusing Antonín Dvořák musical gems, Czech and American poetry, and inspirational dance.
Mezzo-soprano Ester Pavlu in recital with a guest, baritone Vladimir Chmelo, presenting works by Janacek, Martinu, Dvorak, Schneider-Trnavsky, and Dusik. Accompanying on piano – Ahmad Hedarand.
The fifth edition of the multi-year series in which all of Dvorak’s chamber music will be heard by New York audiences. With the acclaimed Quartet 131 and guests.
A festive open-air concert by the Metamorphosis Chamber Orchestra and walking tour of the East 17th Street neighborhood celebrating the 180th anniversary of Antonin Dvorak’s birth on September 8, 1841.
Hungarian folk band Eletfa brings to life the rich music and dance traditions of rural Hungary. Consisting of musicians born in both Hungary and the US, Elefta pays tribute to the local Hungarian heritage by performing in Manhattan’s Yorkville neighborhood.
Explore an intriguing mix of classical and non-traditional music played by international violin sensation Iskandar Widjaja in his New York debut at the historic Bohemian National Hall. Moving from Dvorak to contemporary works, the Indonesian-German violin virtuoso provides a new vibe, capturing meditative sounds that have a transcendental quality and focus.
Composer Carl Bettendorf and the Momenta Quartet present a virtual program of string quartets focusing on two great Czech modernists, Leos Janacek and Alois Haba, plus a contemporary work by Bettendorf, originally performed at Bohemian National Hall in 2019. The compositions will be introduced and discussed by the musicians and composer.
Join us, this year exceptionally online, for Hanukkah, a joyous celebration of family, freedom, and light. The festive evening will feature a renowned Slovak ensemble the Pressburger Klezmer Band, an introduction by Michael Beckerman, New York University, and lighting Hanukkah candles by Rabbi Norman Patz and live Maoz Tzur signing.
A festive virtual sing-along and film about the American premiere of composer Georgius Zrunek's tri-lingual Christmas Mass – Harmonia Pastoralis – of 1766. The delightful Zrunek work, which merges folk and spiritual traditions of the Czech Lands in surprising ways, is followed by a musical celebration featuring “Old World” Czech carols.
Watch a rare recording of the Aaron Copland School of Music Orchestra’s performance of Antonin Dvorak’s American period masterwork, the most celebrated of cello concertos to this day, composed in New York City in early 1895. Originally performed on March 26, 2017, Marcy Rosen, cello; Aaron Copland School of Music Orchestra; Maurice Peress, conductor.
