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Leading Czech jazz drummer and composer Tomáš Hobzek, known mainly from the band Organic Quartet, has already co-founded the world-renowned organist Ondřej Pivec, bringing on his second album of a modern jazz composition shot in collaboration with top players of the domestic jazz scene - saxophonist Marcel Bárta, pianist Vít Křišťan and double bass player Tomáš Liška. Perfectly coordinated and with a number of concerts, the perfectly proven band performs unique and authentic performances, a common feeling for improvisation, energy and atmosphere.

Founded in 1904 and therefore the oldest of the city's symphony orchestras, the London Symphony Orchestra became world-renowned for recordings that date back to early gramophone records in 1912. Amid decades of diverse classical programming that followed, including performances for radio and TV, the orchestra also became known for its appearances in numerous film scores, including the Star Wars series. The LSO also tours and first visited North America in 1912 (narrowly avoiding passage on the Titanic).

Tutti lo chiamano «sogno americano», ma per Jende e sua moglie Neni è soprattutto una nuova possibilità. Sono arrivati a New York con un bagaglio pieno di speranze, lasciandosi tutto alle spalle, pronti a lottare per un futuro migliore. Eppure la vita nella Grande Mela non è facile per chi deve guadagnarsi anche il più piccolo traguardo. Fino a quando hanno la loro occasione: Jende viene assunto come autista da Edward Clark, consigliere d'amministrazione di una delle più importanti società finanziarie di Wall Street. Questo vuol dire stabilità economica. Ma anche poter osservare da vicino chi è riuscito a raggiungere, e a vivere, l'agognato sogno americano. Jende non si limita ad accompagnare Clark da un appuntamento a un altro ma, giorno dopo giorno, conosce sempre più a fondo la vita dell'uomo e della sua famiglia. Una vita che non è affatto dorata, non è affatto un obiettivo a cui aspirare..

Antonín Dvořák composed his oratorio Saint Ludmila for soloists, choir and orchestra, between September 1885 and May 1886. The oratorio (Op. 71, B. 144) was written to a text by the leading Czech poet and writer Jaroslav Vrchlický. Saint Ludmila is Dvořák's third oratorio, and is considered one of his foremost works.

Conductor Vaclav Smetácek may not be as well known as his contemporaries Rafael Kubelik or Vaclav Neumann, but he was one of the most conspicuous influential Czech musicians of the twentieth century. Born in Brno, Smetácek was an oboe player and founded the Prague Wind Quintet in 1928 and maintained his membership in that renowned chamber group until his retirement in 1955.

The second release in LSO Live’s cycle of Janáček opera recordings, Katya Kabanova tells a story of love, entrapment and, ultimately, tragedy. The album’s cast includes the superb tenor Simon O’Neill and, appearing in one of her signature roles as seen at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Amanda Majeski as Katya.

The second release in LSO Live’s cycle of Janáček opera recordings, Katya Kabanova tells a story of love, entrapment and, ultimately, tragedy. The album’s cast includes the superb tenor Simon O’Neill and, appearing in one of her signature roles as seen at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Amanda Majeski as Katya.