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A modern concert hall in Prague?
09/28/2007 0 comment(s) Download pdf

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A question raises in Prague: Is it necessary to build a large concert hall in Prague? The musicians want it, the directors of Prague spring too. But is this useful? Is this "reasonable" as say the politicians?

Overview of the halls

palais des congrès de PragueLet us start with the largest one: Kongresového centra Praha

As you can suspect it, it is the largest hall of the congress center in Prague. It can welcome up to 2764 listeners, and its scene is enough large to produce large orchestras. It is said that its accoustics is very good (corrected in 2000). It does not have specialized equipment, is not flexible and really aesthetically repelling. And especially: this center have no... Read more...

Noise in concert halls

08/10/2007 - Thoughts -

Today let's speak about what occurs in the public during a concert. If certain halls are extraordinary quiet, others are absolutely not. The main problem of a concert hall: it is built to diffuse... Read more...

The musique concrète

07/25/2007 - Musical movements -

Closely related to radio first studios at the beginning of the Fifties and to an emblematic figure of the electronic music Pierre Schaeffer,this music is too often forgotten as a major influence in... Read more...

Teaching music

06/10/2007 - Piano -

This is a dangerous subject. I don't intend to discus generaly about musical training and teaching but I'll focus on the particular case of contemporary music, because it takes less place in the... Read more...

Marketing and classical music

05/01/2007 - Economy -

The wolves of Helene Grimaud, the hat of Pavel Šporcl, etc, the classical music's image change little by little. Will of democratization or simple marketing tool?

The artist free of... Read more...

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