On 29 September 1787, Mozart wrote a letter to his brother-in-law, Johann Baptist Franz Berchtold zu Sonnenburg to say he would be
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While Vienna was undoubtedly Mozart’s creative home, the city of Prague opened its arms to him in the 1780s and received him
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Whilst the Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria visited the Czech capital at least twelve times, only once was he accompanied by
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Cafés and historic pubs remain fascinating experiences for the curious. Rich in tradition and local legends, they have invariably become interlinked with
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Maria Anna of Savoy, Empress of Austria and Queen of Bohemia, to name only a few of her titles, has important links
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Whilst most original instruments associated with Mozart now reside in Salzburg, owned by the International Mozarteum Foundation, other instruments on which he
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The piano is something I’m convinced almost anyone can pick up on. In fact, according to a survey by the ABRSM, over
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There is no doubting how important saints are to the Czech Republic. After all, a statue of one of them, Saint Wenceslas,
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Rice, Smith, Taylor, Bates, Latimer, Platt…seem unlikely names for Czech heroes. However, these were the pseudonyms used to hide the identities of
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Moving to a new city in a new country can be a disorientating experience, as anyone who has lived as an expat
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