Posted by Bill Lehane on January 24, 2011
Old Town’s Bethlehem Chapel will host some very special guests tomorrow night, in a January treat for choral music fans. The 46 singers and organist of the Princeton University Chapel Choir are coming to the Golden City to take part in a choral triple bill also involving the choir of Charles University and that of [...]
Posted by Bill Lehane on December 13, 2010
If you’re Prague on vacation and want to sample some of its classical music delights, but feel bewildered by array of concerts on offer, the daily lunchtime concert at Prague Castle’s Lobkowicz Palace could be an ideal option. Make your way to the back of the castle complex, where you’ll find the very ornate concert [...]
Posted by Bill Lehane on November 6, 2010
Like any other city, the sights are as important as the sounds when it comes to enjoying good music in Prague. To that end, The Velvet Violin has gathered together this gallery of some of the most interesting images of music in Prague from around the web.
Posted by Bill Lehane on September 13, 2010
If you’re living in or visiting Prague with some cash to spare, and you’re looking for a way into the wide and wonderful classical music scene here, why not start with the best of the best, Mozart? At the truly magnificent Estates Theatre – where Wolfgang Amadeus himself directed the premiere of Don Giovanni back [...]