Municipal House, Prague, Smetana Hall

Smetana – My Country at Municipal House

Prague, Municipal House (Obecní dum) — Smetana Hall

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In the hall that bears his name, Bedřich Smetana looks down from the relief on the organ and waits for the festive occasion. An occasion worthy of the performance of his masterpiece, which he himself did not have the chance to hear. From above, however, he seems to hear every performance. It is as if the bronze relief smiled when the harps of Vyšehrad sounded, and blushed at the gala performance on 28 October. After all, today more than ever, it is more important than ever to commemorate and celebrate the values for which the First Republic was founded. As an orchestra based in the Municipal House from where it was proclaimed in 1918, we can never neglect this holiday. Just as we cannot neglect the importance of the work of Bedřich Smetana.

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Bedrich Smetana – My Country

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Orchestra:	Prague Symphony Orchestra Today's Prague Symphony Orchestra was founded in the autumn of 1934 by the conductor and musical organizer Rudolf Pekárek. He defined the new ensemble's fields of activity with the words Film‐Opera‐Koncert, which as the abbreviation FOK became part of the orchestra's title. By recording music for the majority of Czech films in the 1930s and performing regularly in live broadcasts of Czechoslovak Radio the FOK Orchestra made a name for itself and its economic existence was assured. After many years of efforts by the orchestra's leadership starting in 1945, the City of Prague followed the model of other European cities and in 1952 established its own professional concert ensemble to represent the city. The traditional acronym "FOK" was retained, and the new title of the orchestra became Symphony Orchestra of the Capital City of Prague — FOK. In 1957 the orchestra departed on its first foreign tours — to Poland, Italy, Austria, and Germany — and thus inaugurated its regular and intensive engagement on the international scene.
Conductor:	Tomáš Brauner

Orchestra:

Prague Symphony Orchestra

Today's Prague Symphony Orchestra was founded in the autumn of 1934 by the conductor and musical organizer Rudolf Pekárek. He defined the new ensemble's fields of activity with the words Film‐Opera‐Koncert, which as the abbreviation FOK became part of the orchestra's title. By recording music for the majority of Czech films in the 1930s and performing regularly in live broadcasts of Czechoslovak Radio the FOK Orchestra made a name for itself and its economic existence was assured.

After many years of efforts by the orchestra's leadership starting in 1945, the City of Prague followed the model of other European cities and in 1952 established its own professional concert ensemble to represent the city. The traditional acronym "FOK" was retained, and the new title of the orchestra became Symphony Orchestra of the Capital City of Prague — FOK. In 1957 the orchestra departed on its first foreign tours — to Poland, Italy, Austria, and Germany — and thus inaugurated its regular and intensive engagement on the international scene.

Conductor:

Tomáš Brauner

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Municipal House (Obecní dum), 5 Republic Square (Namesti republiky 5), Prague, Czech Republic — Google Maps

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