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Jiří Bělohlávek
 
Patron:
Graham Melville-Mason
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Links to Other Sites

     As part of our constitution, the Dvořák Society has the object of educating the public in the arts and science of the music of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The exchange of information is a vital part of our work and this page is intended to help the process by listing the web sites of corporate and other members. But of course we do not stand alone in our musical interests: and so we are pleased to include links to other relevant organisations.

If you would like us to add a link to your site, please contact our Web Master webmaster@dvorak-society.org.

Contents of this page

Key: (CM) = corporate member of Dvořák Society  (M) = member of Dvořák Society

The links on this page are grouped into broad categories as follows:

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Academic institutions, foundations and libraries

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Record companies and retailers

  • Supraphon (CM) >> www.supraphon.cz | the premier Czech record label
  • Arcodiva >> www.arcodiva.cz | a Prague based production company for Arcodiva and Ultraphon labels (high technical and artistic standards)
  • Audite >> www.audite.de | small German label with a treasure trove of live Bavarian Radio recordings of performances conducted by Rafael Kubelík (including some works never recorded by Kubelík in the studio)
  • Český Rozhlas (Czech Radio) Vydavatelství >> www.radioservis-as.cz/katalog | has a list (in Czech) of all Czech Radio CDs
  • Classical.com >> www.classical.com | UK-based on-line classical music service offering listening, downloads and information
  • Hancock and Monks >> www.hancockandmonks.com | long-established Herefordshire based (formerly in Bristol) classical music retailer, selling new and used CDs, DVDs, second hand sheet music, scores and books on music — on-line sales plus shop in Hay-on-Wye
  • HNH International (CM) >> www.naxos.com | the holding company for ground breaking Marco Polo, Naxos and Da Capo labels
  • Široký dvůr (M) >> www.cdmusic.cz | record shop in Prague (near the castle) with an on-line catalogue and efficient mail-order service
  • SOMM Recordings (M) >> www.somm-recordings.demon.co.uk | United Kingdom based independent record label with a small but select Czech content including music by Antonín Tučapský
  • Slovart Records >> www.slovartmusic.sk | dual-language (English & Slovak) site of important Slovak record label

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Music publishing and sheet music

  • Talacko Sheet Music (CM) >> www.talacko.cz | for printed music, scores and music books in Prague and mail-order
  • Editito Bärenreiter Praha (CM) >> www.ebp.cz | for printed sheet music, scores and books

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Portals and information resources

  • Czech Music Information Centre >> www.musica.cz | located in Prague, promoting contemporary Czech music & composers
  • Slovak Music Information Centre >> www.hc.sk | located in Bratislava, promoting contemporary Slovak music & composers
  • The Czech and Slovak Music Society >> www.music.ucsb.edu/projects/csms | based in the USA with an international membership “… dedicated to the serious study and greater understanding of the music of the Czech and Slovak Republics …”
  • Musicweb International >> www.musicweb-international.com | formerly the host for the Dvořák Society’s web pages, all music lovers should make a point of regularly visiting this site where they will find, among other things, an invaluable collection of biographies as well as CD reviews (updated daily)
  • ClassicsToday.com >> www.classicstoday.com | U.S. based on-line classical music magazine with reviews of recordings and live performances
  • Jewish Music Institute >> www.jmi.org.uk | at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London “… documents, preserves, teaches and presents to the public, all aspects of the Jewish musical heritage: liturgical, classical, ethnic and folk as well as music suppressed by Nazi and Soviet tyranny …”
  • La Médiathèque de Musique Tchèque >> perso.orange.fr/alain.cf/index.htm | probably the foremost French language web resource for information about Czech composers and performers — as well as 19th and 20th century figures, there is good coverage of the baroque and classical periods — well worth visiting
  • MusicaBohemica >> musicabohemica.blogspot.com | interesting French language site site devoted to Czech composers of all periods, with articles by Eric Baude, Joseph Colomb and Alain Chotil-Fani [this site is a continuation of La Médiathèque de Musique Tchèque above]

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Internet Discussion Groups/Forums

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Composers

(A) Individual Composers

  • Sylvie Bodorová >> www.bodorova.cz | the personal web site of this much admired composer
  • The Ján Cikker Foundation (Nadácia Jána Cikkera) (CM)
    >> www.jan-cikker.org | created in 1993, the Foundation aims to promote the artistic legacy of the Slovak composer Ján Cikker (1911 – 1989): web pages in Slovak, English and German
  • Dvořák American Heritage Association >> www.dvoraknyc.org | “commemorates, celebrates, and continues to explore composer Antonín Dvořák's extraordinary musical contributions, with a special emphasis on his influential residency in the United States in the years 1892–95” — as well as being a valuable resource relatng to Dvořák’s American tears, this site sometimes list events relating to other Czech composers
  • Antonín Dvořák Memorial at Vysoká >> www.antonindvorak.cz/en/ | multi-lingual site devoted to the museum at Vysoká near Příbram, where Dvořák had his summer home
  • Luboš Fišer >> www.musica.cz | a page devoted to this much respected figure who died in 1999, English & Czech pages
  • The J B Foerster Society (Foerstrova společnost) >> foerstrovka.webpark.cz/default.htm | Prague based site, Czech only
  • Leoš Janáček >> www.leosjanacek.com | an in-depth site created and maintained by musician and theatre agent Gavin Plumley
  • Leoš Janáček-Gesellschaft (M) >> www.leos-janacek.org | the Leoš Janáček Society in Switzerland
  • Karel Janovický (M) >> www.musica.cz/janovicky/index.html | biography of the composer and short list of his works
  • The Viktor Kalabis and Zuzana Růžičková Foundation >> kalabismusic.org | celebrating the remarkable partnership of composer Viktor Kalabis and harpsichordist Zuzana Růžičková, which was at the heart of Czech music for more than 50 years — biographies, list of compositions, recordings and other information
  • Vítězslava Kaprálová (The Kapralova Society) (M) >> www.kapralova.org | comprehensive site for this 20th Century composer including download-able free journal, plus a resource for women composers and conductors
  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold >> www.korngold-society.org | this is not the official site of the International Korngold Society, but it is well worth visiting — regularly updated
  • Zdeněk Lukáš >> www.apimusic.org | a page including a section devoted to this Quattro group composer (requires scrolling)
  • Otmar Mácha >> apimusic.org | a page with information about this Quattro group composer
  • Gustav Mahler and Jihlava >> www.jihlava.cz/gustavmahler | a Czech web site devoted to the composer’s life in the town which was his home during his childhood and adolescence — in Czech, English & German
  • Society for the Erection of a Monument to Gustav Mahler in Jihlava (Společenství za zřízení pomníku Gustava Mahlera v Jihlavě) >> www.jihlava.cz/gustavmahler/pomnik-an.pdf | a PDF format web page giving details of a proposal for a Gustav Mahler park in Jihlava, featuring a memorial to the composer
  • The Bohuslav Martinů Foundation (Nadace Bohuslava Martinů) (M) >> www.martinu.cz
  • International Bohuslav Martinů Society >> www.martinu.cz
  • Bohuslav Martinů Society of Switzerland >> www.martinu.ch
  • Martinů in Paris: A Synthesis of Musical Styles and Symbols >> www.musicweb-international.com | Acclaimed pianist Erik Entwistle’s 200 page dissertation is now online
  • Martin Smolka >> www.martinsmolka.com | the home page of the composer (born 1959, Prague) — in Czech, English, German and Polish
  • Eugen Suchoň >> www.suchon.info. | site devoted to one of the most prominent Slovak composers
  • Josef Suk Society | Společnost Josefa Suka >> www.suksociety.cz | Prague based site (Czech only) dedicated to this great composer, distinguished chamber musicia and son-in-law of Antonín Dvořák
  • Antonín Tučapský >> antonintucapsky.harra.net | this much admired Moravian composer (he was taught by a pupil of Janáček) and choirmaster settled in England in 1975 has a web site with English and Czech pages
  • Viktor Ullman Foundation >> www.viktorullmannfoundation.org.uk | English language site devoted to this important Terezín composer
  • Jan (Johann) Dismas Zelenka >> www.jdzelenka.net | on-line data base of works and recordings

(B) Sites Devoted to Categories of Composers

  • The composers of Bohemia >> davidsbuendler.freehostia.com/bohemia.htm
  • La Médiathèque de Musique Tchèque >> perso.orange.fr/alain.cf/index.htm | probably the foremost French language web resource for information about Czech composers and performers — as well as 19th and 20th century figures, there is good coverage of the baroque and classical periods — well worth visiting
  • Terezín Chamber Music Foundation >> www.terezinmusic.org | information about the Terezín group of composers
  • MusicaBohemica >> musicabohemica.blogspot.com | interesting French language site site devoted to Czech composers of all periods, with articles by Eric Baude, Joseph Colomb and Alain Chotil-Fani [this site is a continuation of La Médiathèque de Musique Tchèque above]

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Conductors

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Performers and promoters (including orchestras and opera companies)

Czech Republic

  • Czech Philharmonic Orchestra >> www.czechphilharmonic.cz | details of the orchestras concerts at the Rudofinum plus tour dates and chamber concerts
  • Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra >> www.kso.kso.cz | pages in Czech, English and German
  • Pilsen J K Tyl Theatre (Divadlo J K Tyla v Plzni) >> www.djkt-plzen.cz | for information on opera and ballet performances in Pilsen (Plzeň) — some English and German pages
  • Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra (Symfonický orchestr Českého rozhlasu) >> www.rozhlas.cz/socr/portal/
  • International Prague Spring Festival >> www.festival.cz | details and programme of this annual event
  • National Theatre, Prague (Národní divadlo) >> www.narodni-divadlo.cz | programme of performances and other information
  • National Theatre, Brno (Národní divadlo v Brně) >> www.ndbrno.cz | programme of performances and other information
  • Czech Nonet >> www.nonet.cz | founded in 1924 and going strong, this site has pages in Czech, English & German
  • Herold Quartet >> www.heroldq.cz | well-regarded young quartet
  • Kaprálová Quartet >> www.kapralova.org/QUARTET.htm | all-women ensemble named after the composer Vítězslava Kaprálová established in 1998
  • Petra Matějová >> www.matejova.net | Czech, English & French language web site of Prague born pianist
  • Libor Nováček >> www.libornovacek.com | young Czech pianist who studied at the Teplice Conservatoire and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London
  • Škampa Quartet >> www.skampaquartet.cz | biographical, discographical and concert information about this distinguished Czech string quartet
  • Stamic Quartet >> www.stamicquartet.cz | informative official site of this well-established and highly respected ensemble
  • Talich Quartet >> www.talichquartet.cz | founded in 1964 and still going strong
  • Lukáš Vondráček (M) >> www.lukasvondracek.com | talented young pianist from the Czech Republic
  • Wihan Quartet >> www.wihanquartet.net | winners of the London International String Quartet Competition in 1991 and a favourite of Dvořák Society members
  • Zemlinsky Quartet >> www.zemlinskyquartet.cz | formerly called the Penguin Quartet

Germany

  • Berliner Philharmoniker >> www.berliner-philharmoniker.de | as well as being devoted to this great orchestra, the site has details of concerts by other ensembles, large and small, which are performing at the main and chamber halls
  • Oper in Berlin >> www.oper-in-berlin.de | with German and English language pages, this site is a most useful guide to the current programmes of the opera companies in this artistically vibrant city (includes ballet)

Slovakia

  • Slovak National Theatre, Bratislava ( Slovenské národné divadlo, Bratislava) >> www.snd.sk | programme of performances and other information
  • Slovak Philharmonic (Slovenská filharmónia) >> www.filharm.sk | in addition to being devoted to the orchestra, this site gives details of all other artists performing at both the large and small Philharmonic halls in Bratislava

Switzerland

United Kingdom

  • English National Opera >> www.eno.org | performance schedules at London’s English language opera house and other information from the company that (as Sadlers Wells Opera) gave the first staged performance of a Janáček opera in Britain
  • Royal Opera House, Covent Garden >> www.royalopera.org | for performance schedules and other information about opera and ballet performances in London’s international house
  • Scottish Opera >> www.scottishopera.org.uk | for performance schedules and other information
  • Second Movement >> www.secondmovement.org.uk | young British opera company with a track record of performing Martinů
  • Welsh National Opera >> www.wno.org.uk | performance schedules and other information, from a company that has a long tradition of performing Czech opera
  • Béla Hartmann >> www.belahartmann.com | Czech-German pianist
  • William Howard >> www.williamhoward.co.uk | British pianist and founder of The Schubert Ensemble, with a particular interest in Czech music
  • Steven Isserlis >> www.stevenisserlis.com | the internationally renowned cellist who frequently programmes Czech music
  • Sacconi Quartet >> www.sacconi.com | well regarded British string quartet founded in 2001, which frequently performs Czech music – each May hosts the Sacconi Chamber Music Festival at Folkestone
  • Schubert Ensemble >> www.schubertensemble.com | well-established chamber ensemble with a long history of performing (and commissioning) works by Czech composers

United States

  • Chamber Music Northwest >> www.cmnw.org | based in Portland, Oregon—one of the most successful chamber music presenters in the U.S.A.

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Travel, Music Education and Courses

  • John Whibley (CM) >> www.whibley.co.uk | “Holidays with Music” for organised travel to Central & Eastern Europe
  • The Prague Concert Company (CM) >> www.concert.cz | a travel and concert agency which specialises in organising concert tours of the Czech Republic for musical groups (including choirs) from other countries
  • MusicEnterprise (CM) >> www.musicenterprise.org | a small non-profit organisation in Luxembourg which specialises in personal contacts with the world of Czech classical music — run by member Geoff Piper, it has a list of Czech musicians and music organisations, etc with which it has friendly relations and which it can recommend — in 2009 Geoff Piper was the recipient a Gratias Agit prize awarded by the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs to persons living outside the Czech Republic who have made a notable contribution to Czech affairs (normally cultural)
  • La Pellegrina >> www.pellegrina.net | based in The Netherlands and organises summer schools abroad mainly in the Czech Republic and Italy.

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Museums

  • Dvořák Museum in Prague (Muzeum Antonína Dvořáka) (M) >> www.nm.cz/mad
  • The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, Cedar Rapids, Iowa >> www.ncsml.org | the United States’ foremost institution interpreting Czech and Slovak history and culture

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General aspects of Czech and Slovak culture (including embassies)

  • Czech Embassy, London (M) >> www.mzv.cz/london | includes a valuable list of events
  • Slovak Embassy, London (M) www.slovakembassy.co.uk | includes a database of cultural information
  • Radio Prague (Český Rozhlas) >> www.radio.cz
  • The British Czech & Slovak Association (BCSA) (M) >> www.bcsa.co.uk | provides contacts between British Czech and Slovak people—“…BCSA aims to raise public awareness in Britain of Czech and Slovak life in all its aspects: history, arts, literature, economies, politics and sciences…”
  • The Czech Centre, London (M) >> www.czechcentres.cz/london/ | for a listing of cultural events in the UK
  • Czech and Slovak Club in London >> www.czechandslovakclub.co.uk | “…a meeting place of Czech and Slovak nationals living in or visiting London, extends a warm welcome to all who want to experience the atmosphere of a Czech bar and restaurant and sample Czech and Slovak cuisine and beverages without having to cross the English Channel…” [see also next entry]
  • Czechoslovak Restaurant London >> www.czechoslovak-restaurant.co.uk | located near West Hampstead underground station, this site concentrates on the public restaurant side of the Czech and Slovak Club [see previous entry], with details of menus and prices (cash only, no credit cards)
  • Josie’s Dumplings >> josiesdumplings.com | based in Stickney, Illinois and specialising in authentic Czech style food in the Chicago area, this company’s web site includes a page with links to Czech and Slovak cultural sites in the USA and elsewhere
  • UK Friends of Czech Historic Buildings, Gardens and Parks >> www.ukczechfriends.org | campaigning to raise funds for the repair and conservation of the substantial legacy of historic buildings and their contents, artefacts, gardens and parks in the Czech Republic, an important part of Europe’s cultural heritage — fund raising events include concerts and lectures

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