In the fourth installment of our photoblog series, the Velvet Violin presents this mini-profile of one of Prague’s most famous musical haunts in pictures. This week – the buskers of the Charles Bridge.

As the last major event of the somewhat quieter summer classical season, the Verdi Festival, gets under way, it’s time to start thinking about concerts on the way in the year ahead.

The Velvet Violin reports on the announcement of the singer’s upcoming Prague debut at Lucerna Music Bar October 27, 2011

The Velvet Violin looks at how The National, in town this week, have been vocal supporters of Barack Obama and rounds up some more music stars have gotten behind the coolest U.S. president for years.

In the third of a series of photoblogs on Prague venues, the Velvet Violin looks at last month’s Sen Letní Noci Festival

The Velvet Violin looks at how the Canadian singer playing in Prague this week is just one of a legion of famous bands from the Seattle-based record label.

Ahead of tonight’s gig by reggae legends Sly & Robbie, the Velvet Violin reports on how they have 200,000 songs to their name and looks at some other musical record-setters.

In the second installment of a new occasional photoblog series, the Velvet Violin presents this mini-profile of one of Prague’s most famous musical haunts in pictures.

The Velvet Violin takes a trip to the Clam-Gallas Palace for a 60-minute string quartet concert including well-known favorites by Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, Dvořák and more.

The Velvet Violin looks at the background to a reconstructed work by Antonio Vivaldi – for which the original music was lost – now being performed at the Prague Baroque Festival.