Palacký University in Olomouc awarded an honorary doctorate to Emil Viklické this Friday. The renowned jazz pianist and composer was among the five dozen personalities that this university has honored with the highest award since 1990. Viklický graduated from the local science faculty in the field of numerical mathematics. He received the title the day … Read more
“I bought a new sports car,” songwriter Rebecca Saunders answered ironically when asked by the Van server what she would do with the Ernst von Siemens Prize. Four years ago, she was the first woman to receive the prestigious award associated with the amount of 250,000 euros, which is over six million crowns. Next year, … Read more
It was only two years ago that a woman conducted for the first time at the Wagner music festival in Bayreuth, Bavaria. Now the opportunity arose for the second time, and that of Nathalia Stutzmann. “It shows that times are changing,” says the 58-year-old French chief conductor of the orchestra in Atlanta, USA, who presented … Read more