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Prague Spring International Piano Competition
The Prague Spring International Piano Competition is a music competition for young pianists that takes place in Prague, Czech Republic. The competition is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions in Geneva. There have been eight editions of the competition since its inaugural session in 1948. The prize-giving ceremony takes place in the Brožík Room in the Old Town City Hall of Prague, with the mayor always traditionally attending. The competition's 9th edition took place in May 2011. Since its first edition in 1948, the competition has discovered dozens of outstanding musicians for all over the world. Past piano laureates include Mindru Katz, Zdeněk Hnát, Pavel Štěpán, and Ivo Kahanek. Among the first laureates in other categories other than piano are the cellists Mstislav Rostropovich and Daniil Shafran, and the Smetana Quartet. The Prague Spring Competition is now among the most widely recognized internationally, not only because it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague Municipal Smetana Hall
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
