Antonin Dvorak's 165 birth anniversary
Antonin Dvorak is the most important composer of Czech classical music and his masterpiece Symphony No.9, “From the New World” is known in the whole world. He spent many years in USA as a director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City, whe he composed this symphony.
Dvorak was born on September 8, 1841 in Nelahozeves near Prague. He was in America between years 1892 and 1895. His statue was erected in New York Stuyvesant Square.
Dvorak died on May 1, 1904. He is interred in the Vysehrad cemetery.
Theme: Classical music
- Summer celebration of old music - Alla Polacca [August 1 2008, 10:03 AM]
- Unique Classical Music Concert at Prague Castle [July 22 2008, 13:50 PM]
- Biedermeier Arts and Culture Exhibition now with concerts [July 17 2008, 09:55 AM]
- Opera Mozart at The Estates Theatre [July 9 2008, 15:45 PM]
- Classical Music at the Prague Castle [May 29 2008, 12:28 PM]
- Violin Star heading to Prague [March 13 2008, 13:44 PM]
- Czech Philharmonic Concert [February 29 2008, 13:28 PM]
- Smetana and Tchaikovsky in Prague [January 29 2008, 17:06 PM]
- Czech National Symphony Orchestra Concerts [September 27 2007, 09:58 AM]
- Classical music festival Young Prague has started [August 27 2007, 09:53 AM]
- Violinist Sporcl on tour with Dvorak´s music [August 24 2007, 15:59 PM]
- Musical plays in the Museum of Antonin Dvorak [August 9 2007, 13:02 PM]
- 12th International Organ Festival in Prague [August 8 2007, 11:35 AM]
- Prague Music Festival 2007 [August 1 2007, 16:44 PM]
- Svetlana Portnyansky in Prague's Spanish Synagogue [July 31 2007, 14:37 PM]
- Carmina Burana Open Air Opera in Prague [July 26 2007, 13:40 PM]
- Symphonic concerts at the III courtyard of Prague Castle [June 11 2007, 14:05 PM]
- Concerts of classical music in Prague this weekend [June 1 2007, 16:09 PM]
- Birthday of Czech cardinal: services and a free concert [May 18 2007, 12:40 PM]
- National Theatre in Prague celebrates 400 years of opera [February 16 2007, 12:46 PM]
- A Great Night of Spanish Music in Prague [February 13 2007, 15:46 PM]
- World's premiere of Czech composer in Prague's Estates Theatre [January 22 2007, 13:47 PM]
- 'Music at Prague Castle' starts tomorrow [January 19 2007, 13:29 PM]
- Tenor singer Rolando Villazon back in Prague [December 19 2006, 10:06 AM]
- Rhapsody in Blue will finish The Strings of Autumn [November 17 2006, 11:30 AM]
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