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Prague Spring 2024: Opening Concert
Municipal House - Smetana Hall (Obecní dům - Smetanova síň),
náměstí Republiky 5,
Praha 1 - Staré Město
Provided by:
Pražské jaro, o.p.s.
When?
- dom 12. 5. 2024 20:00
Programme: Bedřich Smetana: My Country
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
Thomas Guggeis - conductor
The legendary conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim will be unable to open this year’s Prague Spring for health reasons. At Barenboim’s behest, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestrawill instead be conducted by 28-year-old Thomas Guggeis for the performance of the festival’s signature composition, My Country by Bedřich Smetana.
Primary event
Information source: www.festival.cz