Gottlieb Wallisch is a Viennese pianist with a reputation as a "treasure hunter." He specializes in discovering composers whose careers were interrupted by war or emigration. He is bringing a program to Prague that is very personal to us—the music of Prague native Jaromír Weinberger and other masters of the 1920s and 1930s.
At the beginning of last summer, three memorial stones, known as Stolpersteine, were added to the entrance of the Rozkvět department store on Panská Street in Brno. They commemorate a large Moravian family with Jewish, Czech, Polish, and German ancestry. Its current prominent representative is George Tomas Drost (*1946), who lives in the US and […]
Gideon Klein came from a Jewish family in Přerov. A talented musician and composer, he studied at the Prague Conservatory. In 1941, the Nazis deported him to Terezín, where he became involved in cultural activities within the ghetto. This year, we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the death of this exceptional composer. American violinist Avery […]
Since November 4, the audiobook Three Chapters (Tři kapitoly) has been available on the Supraphonline website. It is the autobiography of Mr. Erik Polák, the father of the founder of the Věčná naděje Endowment Fund, Mr. Jiří Polák, who spent two years in Terezín at the age of 13–14. To download it, please proceed to […]
The recording of the concert Dorůžka - Fischmann - Novák presents unknown songs by Jewish authors from April 25 can be found on the festival youtube channel and also on the Czech Radio Vltava We wish you pleasant watching and listening!
We recorded the concert on March 13, 2021 in the Prague Prayer room of the Czech Brethren Evangelical Church in Vinohrady, Prague. Performed by leading Czech musicians - violinist Jiří Vodička, clarinettist Irvin Venyš, pianist Martin Kasík and cellist Jiří Bárta. They played the Lullaby of Gideon Klein, the 5th Cello Suite by Johann Sebastian Bach and the Quartet For […]
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.
