A letter sent to Mr Halik: Dear Mr. Halik, Congratulations. I Want You To Be is a finalist for the 2016 Foreword INDIES book of the Year Award in the Adult Nonfiction, Philosophy category. The winners will be announced during the American Library Association conference, June 22-27, 2017,… Read More
Dvořák Society invites: Saturday, 8th April 2017 at Velehrad, 3.30pm Piano Recital by Patrick Hemmerlé
We are very fortunate that Patrick Hemmerlé has agreed to play to us after the formal part of the AGM. He has recorded Variations on a Theme of Schumann by Novák on the Orpheus label and when in Paris recently performed Pan, Op. 43 in preparation… Read More
Cardinal Miloslav Vlk: Intimate confessions from his early years
The Czech Republic has lost one of its leading church dignitaries. Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, former head of the Czech Roman Catholic Church, succumbed to cancer at the age of 84. He will be remembered for his unwavering faith, his bravery during the communist years and his… Read More
Summer University of Slovak Language and Culture
DATE: 2 July 2017 –21 July 2017 (arrival and registration 2 July 2017) VENUE: Bratislava TARGET GROUP: foreign applicants who are interested in studying Slovak language, history, and culture, compatriots living abroad, descendants of Slovaks living abroad, friends of Slovakia and Slovaks, Slovakists and students of Slavic… Read More
Battersea Choral Society Presents Dvorák’s Stabat Mater
On Saturday 25 March members of Battersea Choral Society, with The Battersea Ensemble and world-class soloists, will perform one of the most beautiful and most moving pieces of music by Dvorák.
An evening of art by Zuzana Medzay and poetry by Jozef Leikert & John Minah
Ambassador of Slovakia Lubomir Rehak cordially invites you to an evening of poetry and art When the Journey’s the Destination, 13 March 2017. The exhibition will last until 24 April.
BCSA event: My Life and Work – an illustrated talk by prima ballerina Daria Klimentova – 27 March
Members of the public are invited to attend the following event organised with the kind cooperation of the Embassy of the Slovak Republic My Life and Work An illustrated talk by prima ballerina Daria Klimentová
Invitation to the First Central European Conference 5.3.17
Are you interested in the current challenges and opportunities of the Czech and Slovak republics? Would you like to see them addressed by excellent speakers such as the former Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radicova or the famous Tomas Sedlacek? Join us at the First Central European… Read More