From May 5 to 13, 2022 the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Thomas Guggeis will perform "Má vlast" ("My Homeland") by Bedřich Smetana (1824 – 1884) in several European cities. The masterwork of the Czech composer contains the famous symphonic poem "Vltava" ("The Moldau"). 

• Thu, 5 May, 20:30, Phiharmonie de Paris
• Fri, 6 May, 20:00, Teatro alla Scala, Milan
• Sun, 8 May, 20:00, Isarphilharmonie, Munich
• Mon, 9 May, 20:00, Palais Des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
• Tue, 10 May, 20:00, Philharmonie de Luxembourg
• Thu, 12 May, 20:00, Smetana Hall, Prague Spring Festival
• Fri, 13 May 2022, 20:00, Smetana Hall, Prague Spring Festival

The concert on May 12, 2022 will open the 77th edition of the Prague Spring Festival, and it will be broadcast live on the Czech Television (available only in the Czech Republic) and the Czech Radio (available internationally). The broadcast will begin at 8 PM CET.

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