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On Sunday, Gardiner conducts Martinů in Prague
On this Sunday, 29th November, Sir John Eliot Gardiner will conduct the Czech Philharmonic in a live streamed concert. The first concert of the series Czech Philharmonic Live In Your Living Room will present music by Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek, Leoš Janáček and Bohuslav Martinů. Sir John Eliot Gardiner is not only a pioneer of historically informed performance, but also a big lover and promoter of the Czech music. Czech pianist Igor Ardašev will be the soloist in Capriccio for Piano Left Hand and Wind Ensemble and in the Sinfonietta La Jolla by Martinů - a piece composed in New York in 1950 for the La Jolla Music Society.
The concert starts at 8,15 pm and will be broadcast on the Czech Television's Art Channel, Facebook page of the Czech Philharmonic and on the Takt1 platform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.