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Current Affairs Bohuslav Martinu festival underway in Prague
Since December 7th Prague has been hosting the Bohuslav Martinu Music
Festival, named after the famous 20th century Czech composer. For the next
two weeks, several concert halls will resound with the music of Martinu.
As we hear from professor Ivan Straus of the Bohuslav Martinu Foundation,
the festival also aims to help young Czech talents:
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Current AffairsJulietta pleads on Lake Constance for better Czech-Austrian relations
The international Bregenz Festival on Austria's Lake Constance opened on Wednesday, with calls for understanding following a series of political disputes. The Czech Republic and its culture is a major theme at this year's festival, which opened with Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu's opera Julietta. And as Radio Austria International's Kerry Skyring reports now, the performance on Lake Constance was an attempt to smooth the troubled waters between the two countries. More
SpotlightPolicka - home of Bohuslav Martinu
This week, Spotlight comes to you from the little town of Policka, which nestles on the border between Bohemia and Moravia. Policka's an interesting destination for a day trip, boasting a perfectly preserved medieval wall which forms a ring around the picturesque old town. Policka's also the birthplace of one of the Czech Republic's most famous composers, Bohuslav Martinu, who was born and grew up at the top of a church tower in the town square. For more on this fascinating town, tune into Spotlight with Rob Cameron.
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Czechs in HistoryBohuslav Martinu
It's time now for this week's edition of Czechs in History, and this week
Nick Carey takes a look at the life of Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu.
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