Prague Sinfonia


			To be: no question It's been a few days since Václav Havel cannot be attained any more By our glance in the physical world. But it is with joyful and luminous strength That he shines thoroughly through our spiritual vision. As human being, doubt, among us, is a commonplace, And it is comforting to see come true The deepest mission of man: To be, unconditionally, Through liberty, Without any possible doubt, Without any question. He made the words of ancient time resound: I AM WHO I AM Uniting the present, the past and the future. He made the sounds of a light echo Which does not go out with night, But shines as a sun in the firmament While our eyes do not perceive it any more. It is full of gratitude, That we may thank life For letting us Cross the road of Václav Havel. Christian Benda
	SCHUBERT Complete Overtures, Prague Sinfonia, Christian Benda now on Blu-Ray Audio
			Schubert wrote his first theatrical work when he was fourteen and his hopes of success in the genre, never truly realised, were long lasting. He wrote concert overtures and music for Singspiele (Song-plays), in some of which he was guided by his teacher, Salieri. The music for the melodrama Die Zauberharfe (The Magic Harp) is better known as the Overture to Rosamunde, but evidence of his captivating vitality, tunefulness and theatricality is everywhere to be heard. Of volume 1 of the CD release (8.570328) the American Record Guide wrote: ‘The Prague players relish these sun-lit and tuneful pieces and respond with great enthusiasm and affection.’ Sound format: PCM Stereo / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Note: This Blu-ray Audio Disc is only playable on Blu-ray Disc players and not compatible with standard CD or DVD players.
	RUDOLFINUM, DVORAK HALL Thursday, 4th August, 2011 at 7.30pm - VIVA L’ITALIA! 150 Years of Italian Unity
			Fabrizio von Arx - Italian violin virtuoso PRAGUE SINFONIA ORCHESTRA Christian Benda, conductor under the High Patronage of the Italian Embassy in Prague CONCERT PROGRAM G. Rossini - L'inganno felice N. Campogrande - Soffio blues G. Rossini - Sinfonia in Re maggiore M. Bruch - Violin Concerto N° 1 op. 26 in G minor *** G. Rossini - Demetrio e Polibio P. de Sarasate- Introduction and Tarantella op. 43 P. de Sarasate - Carmen Fantasy Op. 25 G. Rossini - Sinfonia "al conventello"
	Uto Ughi and the Prague Sinfonia Orchestra open Ravenna Musica
			ph. Flavio Frascarelli
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			Classical musicians Daniel Barenboim, Barbara Hendricks, Christian Benda become Climate Allies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnYTo1v9kg8& http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2841269&id=78960691157
	Jean-Philippe Collard with Prague Sinfonia in Bucharest
			To hear and see them: http://aroundtheworldwithirina.blogspot.com/2009/09/prague-sinfoniachristian-benda.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1iQx2WoS0w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZWSi9mnO0o (ph. Irina Stanescu)
	Philippe Entremont in concert with Prague Sinfonia (Italy)

	The Prague Sinfonia under Christian Benda in Milan
			Orchestra performance, 19.11 9 p.m. Grande Sala Verdi, Conservatorio Program: W.A. Mozart Symphony N°1 K.16 E flat Major Beethoven Concerto for piano N° 2 op. 19 B flat Major *** W.A. Mozart: Symphony Nr. 40 in g min. K.550
	The Prague Sinfonia and Christian Benda in Asia
			CONCERT in SHANGHAI, SEPT 2d, Shanghai Concert Hall CONCERT in HEBEI, CHINA SEPT 3d CONCERT in TIANJIN, CHINA SEPT 4th CONCERT in SINGAPORE, SEPT 7th, The Esplanade Concert Hall CONCERT in KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA SEPT 8th The programs: 1) Shanghai / Hebei Mozart Overture Don Giovanni Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major (Christian Benda) Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in e min. (Min Lee) Beethoven Symphony No 7 2) Tianjin Mozart Overture Don Giovanni Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major Mozart piano concerto A Maj. KV 488 (Vaclav Mach) Beethoven Symphony No 7 3) Singapore Works by Vivaldi - Mozart - Haydn - Mendelssohn - Beethoven 4) Malaysia Mozart Overture Mozart Piano Concerto in A KV 488 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No 7
	Schubert CDs
			Naxos Worldwide Sites Complete Schubert Overtures from Prague The Prague Sinfonia conducted by its Artistic Director, Christian Benda, recorded the complete opera and concert overtures of Schubert. The Prague Sinfonia is an enlarged formation of the Prague Chamber Orchestra.
	New York
			hudba-info.cz In Prague will be presented the Prague Sinfonia Prague - As an extension of the Prague Chamber Orchestra a new orchestra was created called Prague Sinfonia to play the symphonic repertoire with conductor. The first performance in Prague will be presented on Sunday evening in the church of St. Simon and Juda. The orchestra will play with its conductor and artistic leader Christian Benda, informed Petra Tislová from the Prague Chamber Orchestra agency. For the first time the new ensemble was presented on the 28th of October during the celebrations of foundation of Czechoslovakia the Czech National Day in New York. The Honorary President of the orchestra is Václav Havel, the former president of the Czech Republic who was present during this event said Tislová. At that time the Prague Chamber Orchestra was on a US tour. In the USA were also present Václav Havel and his wife Dagmar. Havel had been invited by the Columbia University on a seven weeks working visit. The first concert took place at the Bohemian National House in Manhattan. The whole name of the orchestra using the heritage of the "Velvet Revolution" is Prague Sinfonia of the Velvet Revolution.
	Menuhin Festival Gstaad
			Orchestra performance, 29.07. 8 p.m. Saanen church An evening with Mozart Barbara Hendricks, soprano; Prague Sinfonia; Christian Benda, conducting: overture of Mozart’s opera “Idomeneo”, recitative and aria “Quando avran fine ormai …Padri, germani, addio“ and „Arie se il padre perdei“; from the opera „Don Giovanni“: overture; recitative and aria “Basta, vincesti...Ah, non lasciarmi” K. 295a; scene and aria „Misera, dove son! – Ah, non son’ io che parlo“ K. 369; symphony in C major, K. 425, "Linzer Sinfonie"