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An Invitation to Watch Czech TV

Reportáž na ČT Déčko

You are invited to watch a report shot by the Czech TV’s D channel on the Harmonie Foundation project at the Kořenského elementary school during a training. The report will be shown in the Zprávičky program at 6:40 p.m. on Friday, October 23. Read More »

Our Orchestra in the Rudolfinum on November 17, 2015

Concert Marking the Students Day, also featuring Harmonie Foundation Orchestra, will be held in Prague’s Rudolfinum at 7:30 p.m. on November 17, 2015. Other orchestras performing at the event will be: the Youth Summer Orchestra, the Trmi©kus Orchestra and students´ ensembles from all over the Czech Republic. At this year’s Concert Marking the Students´ Day we would like to introduce you ... Read More »

New School Year at the Kořenského elementary school and in Klánovice

Lessons of the string orchestra of the Kořenského elementary school under the baton of Chuhei Iwasaki started on September 15. Rehearsals are held three times a week (TUE 14:45-17:00, WED 14:00-16:15, THUR 14:45-17:00) and are destined for all the current members and pupils of the second to fifth grades who have just joined us. We have also newly opened lessons ... Read More »

Ivo Kahánek at a press conference on September 22

Commenting on the Harmonie Foundation at a press conference on September 22, our patron Ivo Kahánek said: ”I am greatly honoured and pleased to be part of the El Sistema project, which changes children’s lives through music. The principle of music education through playing in an orchestra brings together children from different social strata, who would have otherwise never come ... Read More »

Ivo Kahánek and Dvořák´s Prague

Ivo Kahánek

September 9, 2015 Dvořák´s Prague, Anežský klášter, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (also grandson, Antonín Dvořák IIIrd), Franz Schubert and IVO KAHÁNEK – an amazing evening featuring this piano virtuoso, curator of the chamber series of the International Music Festival DVOŘÁK´s PRAGUE and patron of the Harmonie Foundation. We will be honoured to sign a Memorandum on cooperation with Mr. ... Read More »

SEYO – Youth Orchestra Summer Camp 2015

It got off the ground on Friday, August 21! Over 200 musicians from 20 countries came to Milan to join the SEYO – Youth Orchestra Summer Camp 2015 in Italy. The following Harmonie Foundation teachers: Růženka Dvořáková – viola, Anežka Kyselková – violoncello, Alexander Hledík and Bartlomiej Bieliński – violin will also be attending the event for the first time ... Read More »

International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary

MFF Karlovy Vary

Our Foundation will bid for the role of the main non-profit partner of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2016! Part of preparations for the project will be a visit by our project manager to this year’s International Film Festival! Keep your fingers crossed for us! Read More »

Our Project Expanding

Základní škola Klánovice

At the beginning of the school year 2015/2016 we have started working with children from the Klánovice Children’s Home and pupils from the Klánovice elementary school and the vicinity! Our project will also continue for the second year running at the Kořenského elementary school, and starting with the new school year 2015/2016 we will be expanding our orchestra, opening a ... Read More »

Summer Camp in Milan

Sistema Europe

Our music teachers attended the SEYO summer camp in Milan, held at the end of August for members of all El Sistema-inspired projects. Teachers will be attending daylong workshops, offering an opportunity to meet their counterparts from other countries, share their experience and inspire one another. We are positive that in this way we can maintain the quality of music ... Read More »

Workshop in Sweden, June 14 – 18.2015

Nadační fond Harmonie - Workshop ve Švédsku

Thanks to the Harmonie Foundation also children from the Czech Republic had their first opportunity to attend the unique music camp Side-by-Side, which has been held in various European towns for several years now for children involved in the projects inspired by the El Sistema music education program. In the Swedish town of Gothenburg, our small musicians, members of the ... Read More »