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Litomyšl Native Bedřich Smetana

Bedřich Smetana was a significant composer in the romantic period. From his early youth he concerned himself with music, especially playing the piano and composition.
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History of the Festival

The grand festival of classical music Smetana’s Litomyšl has been held since 1946 in the home town of the founder of Czech national music Bedřich Smetana, the old-fashioned east Bohemian town of Litomyšl.

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Litomyšl – A Modern Historical Town

Litomyšl can boast of both ancient and modern architecture, a rich social life but at the same time plenty of peace and quiet.

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Smetana’s Litomyšl Festival

The Smetana’s Litomyšl festival is the second oldest music festival in the Czech Republic, and at the same time it is among the largest regular classical music festivals held in the country.

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SOLO FOR 100 STRINGS

Sunday, June 26^th, 20.15 hrs, Castle Courtyard

A unique one hundred member body specially put together for this festival concert presents famous compositions for two string orchestras

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3
Wojciech Kilar: Orawa
Samul Barber: Adagio for String Orchestra Op. 11
Petr Iljič Čajkovskij: Serenade for String Orchestra C major Op. 48

Joint string sections Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra and Czech Chamber Philharmonic Pardubice, conductor Leoš Svárovský

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