SMETANA, B.: Ma vlast (Velvet Revolution Concert, 2020) (Czech Philharmonic, Bychko)
Orchestra:
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:
Bychkov, Semyon
Composer:
Smetana, Bedrich
Ma vlast (My Fatherland) (NTSC)
Venue: Dvorak's Hall, Prague
Date of Concert: 2020
Playing Time: 01:25:43
Television Director:
Beyer, Michael
Catalogue Number: EuroArts6588
Celebrating democracy, freedom and non-violence, the Czech Philharmonic's concert to mark the Velvet Revolution will for the first time be presented in 2020. Taking place every year on 17 November - both the day the then Czechoslovak riot police brutally supressed a peaceful student demonstration in Prague and International Students' Day - the initiative also pays tribute to the Czech Philharmonic's support of the general strike of 1989.
