Events across the country will mark the 200 years since the birth of the celebrated composer, regarded as the father of Czech music.
In 2024, celebrations will take place across the Czech Republic to honor the 200th birth anniversary of the "father of Czech music" Bedřich Smetana. This influential figure's legacy will be celebrated through a number of events organized by philharmonics, orchestras, theaters, festivals, and various cultural institutions, both domestically and on an international scale.
The extensive Smetana 200 tribute is part of the broader context of the National Year of Czech Music, which aims to extol Smetana's profound contributions to the world of music and to project the Czech Republic's cultural dynamism to a global audience.
Czech Minister of Culture Martin Baxa emphasizes that Smetana's bicentennial birth anniversary is not merely a music-centered observance, but a comprehensive endeavor to showcase the Czech Republic as a powerhouse of culture and Bedřich Smetana as an iconic global composer.