Vienna-Salzburg-Prague Spring 2022

The good news was that of the three nights our group was in Prague the tour included concerts on two of them. Even better, tonight’s concert was at one of Prague’s most famous music venues – the Rudolfinum. Less than …

WARNING: THIS POST MAY CONTAIN TEXT AND PHOTOS THAT COME MIGHT CONSIDER INAPPROPRIATE FOR PEOPLE UNDER 18 OR NOT SUITABLE FOR WORK. USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT. By now, you’re all familiar with my predilection to seek out the oddities of …

Even though I spent considerably less time taking a few photos of the Jan Hus Monument in Old Town Square than you did reading my previous post, I still had busy day on tap trying to tick off as many …

Here’s a reminder: I’m an American who was born and raised within certain parameters of Jewish tradition and who has turned away from any religious belief or practice. Thus, I hope you can forgive my ignorance about the 15th century …

If I were to ask you to name any famous Czech composers of the late 19th century you might quickly say Bedřich Smetana, or Leoš Janáček, or even Gustav Mahler. (I admit Mahler is a bit of a stretch since …