Summer is a time for trips and discovering the beauty of our Czech regions. I like to say that "paradise on earth" is right here all around us, and there is no need to travel far at all. In our news section, we offer travel tips for places connected with history, human fates, and our core themes—for […]
In early May, among my incoming email correspondence, an invitation to a meeting of three intriguing personalities at the Čáslav Synagogue caught my eye. The invitation was part of a series of events organized or facilitated throughout the year by the festival for its supporters, subscribers, and donors. Thus, on May 15, a few of […]
Hundreds of thousands of names in archives around the world. Behind each one is a life story—perhaps the one you’re looking for. Set out on the trail of forgotten destinies across archives around the world. One of the most fascinating research centers is located in Prague, where thousands of video recordings from the Steven Spielberg Foundation are […]
In connection with the annually announced competition for young composers, the organizing team of the Eternal Hope festival endeavors to follow the first steps of emerging performing artists in general. At the beginning of June, chance thus led me to a morning concert matinee of the Prague Philharmonia intended for the residents of Prague 8. […]
It’s the May holidays, and as usual, I’m getting ready to move from Prague to my summer home. Moving is wearing me out again this time. So I made myself some herbal tea, settled down by the window in the warmth of the first rays of sunshine, and just then the notes of Gershwin’s Rhapsody […]
Mendele Lohengrin, a klezmer singspiel by composer Evgeni Orkin and librettist Martin Valdés-Stauber (2025), was created as a project for the Jewish Chamber Orchestra Munich under the direction of Daniel Grossmann. In its Czech premiere for the Eternal Hope (Věčná naděje) festival, it opens up space not only for reflection on the Jewish experience in […]
This year's edition bears the subtitle "The Courage to Discover." In the program, you focus on both the legacy of Pavel Bořkovec and composers linked to the Terezín legacy. What is the greatest "discovery" in this year's program for you personally? For us, E. W. Korngold's String Sextet is almost a revelation. We are all […]
For two Prague natives, Libeň, the old Jewish quarter, was one of those formative places during the First Republic era. Arnošt Lustig (1926–2011), the future world-renowned writer, screenwriter, and university professor, and Erik Polák (1929–1996), the future prominent historian and educator of the Terezín Memorial, were contemporaries. They were separated by only three years in […]
In the cultural program of Prague 8, we discovered an intriguing concert scheduled for March 23, 2026, at 7:30 PM in the intimate setting of the Libeň Chateau. It is part of this year's Eternal Hope (Věčná naděje) International Music Festival. During the organizational preparations for the concert, we spoke with Dr. Martina Jankovská, co-founder […]
Terezín composers have accompanied baritone Petr Matuszek for three decades—as both a performer and a music researcher. In the following interview, he discusses the power of this music and his relationship with the song cycles of Ullmann and Ježek.
The patronage of the 9th annual Eternal Hope (Věčná naděje) Festival was assumed by
Ambassador of the Republic of Austria, Dr. Bettina Kirnbauer Ambassador of the Republic of Poland, Barbara Krystyna Tuge-Erecińska Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, Peter Matthias Reuss Mayor of Prague 1, Terezie Radoměřská
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Realizováno ve spolupráci s Národním divadlem v rámci projektu Musica non grata s podporou Velvyslanectví Spolkové republiky Německo Praha
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The concert on February 2, 2026, is being held with the support of the Austrian Cultural Forum.
The concert on March 7, 2026, is being held with the support of the Polish Institute in Prague and in cooperation with the Jewish Museum in Prague and C. Bechstein Pianocenter Prague.
The concert on March 23, 2026, is being held with the support of the Prague 8 City District and in cooperation with the Arnošt Lustig Foundation.
The concert on April 12, 2026 is being held with the support of the Czechia-German Future Fund.
