National anthem gets new arrangements on initiative of prime minister

New versions of the Czech national anthem have been created on the initiative of the Czech prime minister, Mirek Topolánek, the newspaper Mladá fronta Dnes reported. Four different arrangements of the anthem, entitled Kde domov muj? or Where is My Home? will get their first public airing at Prague’s National Museum on Sunday; September 28 is the day of Czech statehood, a national holiday. In a video address on the government’s website, Mr Topolánek said the new versions of the national anthem were more dignified. They were performed by the orchestra of the National Theatre, conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek.

Author: Ian Willoughby