Prague’s most prestigious concert hall, Rudolfinum, will host on October 13 a recital piano solo by Italian award-winning pianist Gianfranco Pappalardo Fiumara.
Solo pianist, who graduated from the Milan Conservatory with top honors, Gianfranco Pappalardo Fiumara studied with the pianist Vincenzo Balzani and Rosalyn Tureck.
Bach interpreter is the winner of international awards such as Ragusa Ibla Grand Prize – New York, Competition of Pisa, Competition Neglia of Enna. Gianfranco Pappalardo Fiumara, has recorded with the Pana Music of Milan, Bongiovanni of Bologna and the RAI in Palermo and Rome in the Chapel of the Quirinale piped Rai.
His international tours are always very appreciated by the public and critics who recognize his style in the performance of JS Bach and WA Mozart and early Beethoven.
The artist has performed more than 1,000 concerts in Asia, America, and Europe, on the music scene of important theaters such as Carnegie Hall in New York, The Sala Verdi and the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Presidential Theater Ankara and the theater in Montreal, the most important rooms of Japan with orchestras such as the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of Mexico City, the Philharmonic Orchestra of the New World of Montréal.
Author of publications of Antonio Salieri, Carl Filtsch and Wolfgang A. Mozart, is a professor of the younger teachers Conservatory in Italy.
In 2016 he will return to Carnegie Hall in New York and Mexico City with the first concert of Beethoven, also Cyprus, Japan, Lisbon etc. Not least of great success was his last concert at Carnegie Hall March 19, 2013, with the symphonic orchestra of the New England direct from the famous J. Rutter.
The November 24, 2012 Gianfranco Pappalardo Fiumara has received special recognition from the President of the Republic Hon. Giorgio Napolitano: the representation of honor and medal for artistic merits achieved in Italy and worldwide.
Year-on-year inflation in the Czech Republic reached 18 percent in September, according to data published Wednesday by the Czech Statistical Office (CSU).
While the previous month saw the first dip in inflation for more than a year, it grew by 0.8 percent in September, reaching the highest year-on-year rate since December 1993.
In year-on-year terms, rising food and energy prices remained the major causes of inflation. Flour prices, for example, jumped 64.1 percent from last year.
In its commentary on the inflation report, the Czech National Bank (CNB) noted that the published figure is below their forecast of 18.8 percent.
Still, the CNB predicts that inflation will peak at just above 20 percent in the coming months and slow down in the next year.
The bank also predicts that in the first half of 2024, inflation should decrease close to its 2 percent target.
Inflation in the euro area reached ten percent in September up from 9.1 percent in August, according to the preliminary data released in September by Eurostat.
As stated in the relevant announcement, looking at the main components of inflation in the euro area, energy is expected to have the highest annual growth rate at 40.8 percent compared to 38.6 percent in August.
This is followed by food, alcohol, and tobacco with an 11.8 increase compared to 10.6 percent in August, non-energy manufactured goods, which saw an increase of 5.6 percent compared to 5.1 percent in August, and services in which a 4.3 percent increase was recorded in comparison to the 3.8 increase seen in August.
Multi-platinum, award-winning group Blink-182 have announced their biggest tour ever, a colossal global outing with Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker reuniting for the first time in nearly 10 years.
Produced by Live Nation, the worldwide trek includes their first-ever performances in Latin America along with stops in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand starting March 2023 through February 2024.
The band will also drop their new single “Edging” this Friday, October 14, marking the first time in a decade that Mark, Tom, and Travis have been in the studio together.
The tour announcement also features multiple festival appearances in Latin America and the US, including Lollapalooza alongside co-headliners Billie Eilish and Drake, the new Adjacent Music Festival with Paramore, and the 2023 edition of When We Were Young with Green Day among others.
In Prague, Blink-182 will perform on 19 September 2023 at O2 arena.
- Ticket prices from CZK 1,400
- Live Nation Club and Idnes pre-sale from 13/10 at 10:00 – 17/10 at 9:00
- Fan Club and O2 pre-sale from 12/10 at 10:00 – 17/10 At 9:00
- Spotify pre-sale from 14/10 At 10:00 – 17/10 At 9:00
- Tickets on sale on Ticketmaster and Ticketportal from 17/10/2022 At 10:00
About Blink-182
Since their humble beginnings nearly thirty years ago, when they started playing in a San Diego garage, ‘blink-182’ have sold over fifty-million albums worldwide and rocked audiences from Adelaide to Zurich having become one of the defining rock bands of their generation. According to The New York Times, “No punk band of the 1990s has been more influential than ‘blink-182’.”
While ‘blink-182’ have already racked up more than their fair share of platinum records and blockbuster singles, they are looking forward to their 10th studio album.
With Delonge back after nearly a decade fans can expect that electric on-stage magic that the trio has delivered over the years. With their new album due in 2023, ‘blink-182’ is stoked to be facing their future together.
Autumn is the most colorful time of the year and nature plays with a range of colors that no painter can mix!
The Prague Botanic Garden is organizing a new exhibition called Pumpkin Autumn, which runs from October 14 to October 30, from 9 AM to 7 PM.
Here you can find the whole program:
Exhibition of pumpkin arrangements 14.-31. 10.
Let your imagination play out a story with the mysterious pumpkin decorations prepared by the Czech Horticultural Academy Mělník and transport yourself with us to the Celtic period and their culture.
Autumn workshops 15-16 October (weekend), 10.00-16.00
Creative workshops with autumn themes for our little visitors. Those interested can paint on pebbles, make paper pumpkins, create their own fashion pieces, or play with leaf prints.
There are no limits to ideas and creativity. You can look forward not only to a rich pumpkin menu but also to other refreshment stands.
There will also be mulled wine for the adults!
Pumpkin games 22-23 October (weekend), 10.00-16.00
Play around with pumpkins and let your imagination run wild. Everyone can get involved. All that matters is skill and courage.
A variety of natural items will be available, and pumpkins will be available for a small fee. There will be melt guns on site to attach materials.
You can also bring your own unusual fruits or tools that you might find useful in your creation. The resulting creations can be taken home with you.
Halloween 30.10. (Sunday),13.00-19.00
Pumpkin hollowing at the time of All Souls’ Day is an old Celtic tradition. Not only that, but also sitting around the fireplace, roasting sausages, a musical program, and an evening parade through the garden await you on the penultimate day of October. The afternoon will be enriched by musical performances and young and old alike can try their hand at various Celtic crafts.
There will be competitions and tricky tasks for children until dark. Scary masks are welcome. We will compete for the best one!
The program will conclude at 6 pm with the traditional parade through the darkened garden with lights and Halloween lanterns.
GIGA PUMPKIN
Again this year, the exhibition will present and display a gigantic pumpkin grown for us by Mr. Jan Staněk from Horní Bludovice. Its size is still a mystery. Follow the story of Adela, who hasn’t yet had her dinner on her Facebook.
COMPETITION FOR THE BIGGEST PUMPKIN
Passionate growers and avid laypeople alike will be able to enter the competition for the largest pumpkin.
Tickets
For adults, the entrance fee is 135 Kč (150 Kč on the spot), whereas, for children and students, the ticket will cost 85 Kč (100 Kč on the spot).
Every shop occasionally encounters surpluses in the form of food ordered but not sold. What is important, however, is how the stores handle them.
The Albert supermarket chain, for example, is already thinking about the management of food residues and is using some of its unsold products in new ways.
“The road to zero food waste is a complex puzzle of activities. Especially fresh, unpackaged food spoils quickly or is not sold in time,” warns communications director Jiří Mareček.
Another way to combat food waste is to keep some of the food fresh for as long as possible or to offer those that are close to their expiry date at lower prices.
The shelf life extension of food is also improved by using dry steam technology. Which is the more cost-effective version of freeze-drying and can help preserve nutrients while keeping the food fresh.
The subsequent use of food that would otherwise end up in the bin should not be forgotten.
Overripe bananas, for example, are a hit with cooks, who use them to make Christmas cookies and bake special sweet bread thanks to their sugary nature.
In other words, the zero-waste shop uses all possible ways and practices to avoid waste.
It is to be expected that other large retailers will soon adopt this way of selling. Not to mention the “marketing potential” of such an approach.
Households are the biggest producer of food waste
Who would you guess is the biggest producer of food waste – supermarkets? Restaurants? Farms?
In fact, according to data from 2021, it’s not any of those, but rather households. Czech initiative Zachraň jídlo has a campaign starting in September which aims to help people reduce the amount of food that ends up in their dustbins.
According to the 2021 UNEP Food Waste Index Report, 61% is generated not by supermarkets, restaurants or packing plants, but by us, the consumers – i.e., households.
This is because at every stage of processing, from cultivation at the farm through to export, import, storage in warehouses, transport to the supermarket and then to our homes, a huge amount of natural resources such as water, power, and fuel are used.
And when the food at the end of it all ends up in our trash, all the work by the people involved in that supply chain and all the resources that went into producing it were essentially spent for nothing.
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The head of the Czech Security Information Service (BIS), Michal Koudelka, warned at a conference on Monday that there is still a danger of Russian subversive operations in Czechia and that the state must be prepared to face them, the Czech News Agency reports.
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Automobile manufacturer Škoda Auto will newly be also active in Vietnam. The company, which is part of Volkswagen Group, will start selling cars imported from Czechia on the Vietnamese market from next year.
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The unemployment rate in Czechia grew by 0.1 percent to 3.5 percent between the months of August and September, the Labour Office announced on Monday, with 256,380 people registered as looking for work.
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Liquefied natural gas from the Eemshaven terminal in the Netherlands is already being used in the Czech Republic, said the spokesman of Czech energy company ČEZ, Roman Gazdík. The gas was being used to supply ČEZ clients, with some of it being stored in facilities located in Czechia, he added.
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Czech President Milos Zeman will hold a round-table debate on energy issues at the presidential summer residence at Lany near Prague next Thursday, Presidential Office head Vratislav Mynar has told CTK.
Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and several other major cities have been hit in a barrage of missile attacks that hit civilian targets and killed several people, according to Ukrainian officials.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country had launched long-range missiles against Ukrainian energy, military and communications infrastructure. He said the barrage of missile fire on Monday was a response to “terrorist attacks” on Russian territory and warned an even harsher “response” could come.
Prime Minister Petr Fiala stated that the attacks on Ukrainian cities are not aimed at damaging military infrastructure. “It’s about murdering the civilian population and spreading fear,” he said.
Deputy Premier Ivan Bartoš called the bombings “nothing else than a vengeful war crime” and offered his condolences to the victims.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security, Pavel Fischer, said that the extensive rocket strikes against Ukraine show these are not accidents but an intentional “war crime”.
Missiles tore into Kyiv, the most intense strikes on the city since Russia abandoned an attempt to capture it in the early weeks of the war that started in late February. Explosions were also reported in Lviv, Ternopil and Zhytomyr in Ukraine’s west; Dnipro and Kremenchuk in central Ukraine; Zaporizhzhia in the south; and Kharkiv in the east.
In the capital, attacks struck in the heart of the busy city centre during the rush hour in the morning. The body of a man in jeans lay in a street at a major intersection, surrounded by flaming cars. In a park, a soldier cut through the clothes of a woman who lay in the grass to try to treat her wounds. Two other women were bleeding nearby.
A huge crater gaped next to a children’s playground in a central Kyiv park. The remains of an apparent missile were buried, smoking in the mud.
Initial reports from officials in Kyiv put the toll to at least five people killed and dozens wounded, but there were fears the numbers would rise.
A climate-neutral urban district that will not depend on gas or coal should be created in Bubny-Zátory.
According to the study, it will use heat and cold from the planned Energocenter in Bubenč. The study on the technical infrastructure of the future new urban district in Bubny-Zatory was approved by the city council.
A detailed plan for the location of supply networks was also needed for the 100-hectare area. According to information on Prague 7’s website, one of the largest brownfields inside the city would use heat and cold from the planned Energy Centre at the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bubenec.
It will generate heat using wastewater with the help of high-capacity pumps.
“The Energocentre project uses the heat of wastewater that is treated on Císařský ostrov. Every second, three cubic metres of treated wastewater leaves the treatment plant, which is at a temperature of more than 10 degrees even in the coldest months. We have a huge opportunity to use this water to provide heat for up to a third of Prague. It has worked successfully for decades in Denmark and Sweden, and there is no reason why it should not work here too.” said Prague Deputy Mayor Petr Hlaváček (STAN).
The construction of the Energocentrum could ensure Prague’s independence from Russian gas. It could also be used for heating and cooling by the future Vltava Philharmonic, which will be built near the Vltavská metro station.
The infrastructure will cost 2.3 billion A brownfield for 25,000 inhabitants will be created in the area and when completed in 2040, it will offer 11,000 apartments for 25,000 inhabitants.
“Bubny-Zatory is the largest brownfield almost in the city center, which will offer a lively neighborhood for up to 25,000 inhabitants in the future. Its center will be the forthcoming Vltava Philharmonic Hall. That is why it is important to prepare all the technical conditions for its proper development in time,” said Ondřej Boháč, Director of IPR.
“The use of wastewater for heat production is one of the key projects that resonates even more strongly in today’s socio-political situation. This would create a self-sufficient and climate-neutral district in Prague,” he added.
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The Czech Ministry of Defence is preparing a change in legislation that would enable more effective protection of critical infrastructure in Czechia due to Russian aggression against, the ministry’s chief Jana Černochová said in a debate programme on Czech Television on Sunday.
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Some 320 soldiers are being deployed as of Sunday to assist police and customs officers in guarding the state border with Slovakia. Soldiers from ground forces and members of active reserves will be based in the South Moravia, Zlín and Moravia-Silesia regions.
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The export of military equipment from the Czech Republic to Ukraine has totalled CZK 47 billion this year, including CZK 4.2 billion provided by the state, Defence Minister Jana Cernochova told journalists yesterday.
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The opposition ANO party would win elections to the lower house of parliament with 29.5 percent voter support, suggests a freshly released poll by the Kantar Agency for Czech Television.
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Czech President Milos Zeman will hold a round-table debate on energy issues at the presidential summer residence at Lany near Prague next Thursday, Presidential Office head Vratislav Mynar has told CTK.
A joke on social media proposing that Czechs seize the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad has gone viral, sparking mirth as well as anger from those taking it as real.
Czech MEP Tomáš Zdechovský took to Twitter to share a map of Kaliningrad split down the middle into two zones occupied by Poland and the Czech Republic, ironically celebrating Czechs’ newfound access to the sea.
The trolling quickly took off from there. On Tuesday morning, Czech search engine Seznam.cz took it one step further, adding Královecký kraj to its list of Czech regions people can search for houses and properties in.
Later that same day, a newly created Twitter account @KralovecCzechia announced the success of the initiative: “After a successful referendum, 97,9% of Kaliningrad residents decided to merge with the Czech Republic and rename Kaliningrad to Královec.”
The activists will hold a rally in front of the Russian Embassy in Prague to demonstrate “the seriousness of their intentions”.
The rally “Make Královec Czech Again!” will take place today (Monday, October 10). Participants will gather at 16:30 in Boris Nemtsov Square to deliver an official letter to the Russian Ambassador demanding to immediately announce a referendum in the Kaliningrad region on joining the Czech Republic.
“To date, 1,900 people have expressed their intention to attend the event. Another 7,000 users have given him the status of “interest”.
“Would you like to follow Russia’s example and use democratic instruments to secure the future of the Czech Republic based on the right of people to self-determination? Then join us on Monday to formally demand a referendum in the Kaliningrad region to join the Czech Republic. This territory is historically Czech, and the city of Kaliningrad was founded in honor of the Czech king Přemysl Otakar II. It is time for it to return to the bosom of Mother Bohemia,” states the event.
The capital of the enclave was founded in the 13th century by Teutonic knights and named Königsberg (King’s Hill) in honor of then-Czech King Premysl Otakar II.
The area belonged to Germany until 1945 when it was ceded to Russia as compensation after World War II.
Now bordering the two EU and NATO countries Poland and Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave has remained under the control of the Russian Federation since the collapse of the USSR. But Moscow’s recent illegal annexation of Ukrainian districts appears to have opened Pandora’s finicky territorial box.
Here’s an opportunity to win your ticket to the Disraptors Summit, which will feature a panel discussion by the legendary entrepreneur Richard Branson’s daughter.
On Tuesday, 11 October 2022, Prague will host the sixth edition of one of Europe’s most significant startup events.
The former Startup World Cup & Summit has changed its name to Disraptors Summit this year. The event, which brings together representatives of startups, investors, and corporations from across the continent alongside the public, will traditionally offer a spectacular finale to the competition for Europe’s best startup.
There will also be several presentations by inspiring personalities – this year, the rector of Charles University, Milena Králíčková, will be among the main speakers. Tickets can be bought now on disraptors.com.
It looks like the Disraptors team was able to arrange an appearance by Holly Branson – daughter of famous businessman and billionaire Richard Branson, owner of the Virgin brand.
Although Holly originally built a completely different career in the medical field, she is the one who has been setting the direction of her father’s companies for more than 10 years as Chief Purpose and Vision Officer.
Prague Morning gives all aspiring entrepreneurs and people interested in startups and innovations a chance to win free tickets to the event and meet experienced mentors who can advise them on idea realization, mentoring, financing, visibility, or other business development.
How to win the tickets. Email our partner at [email protected] with:
- Your name
- A brief description of your idea/project including the current status of its development and brand name, or:
- a personal reason for participation to the event
We will send an email to the winners by Mon 10th of October. Afterward, the winners will be announced on the Prague Morning pages and group.
Read more about the event at www.swcsummit.com
Starting Monday, a packed off program awaits you in several of our partner locations! Don’t miss the discussions, guided tours and a modern performance. This year’s program offers a truly varied selection from which there is something for everyone.
MONDAY
On Monday, 10.10. at 19:00, Kunsthalle Prague will host a discussion on NFT and digital art. Together we’ll discover the points of contact and, conversely, the biggest differences between NFT and classical art production.
Together with the moderator and invited guests (Michal Kučerák, Filip Hodas, Tomáš Hříbek, Jan Netušil) we will focus on the connection between NFT and the world of cryptocurrencies, theoretical issues related to the concept of originality or materiality of the work, as well as how the sale of digital works actually works. Admission is free, reserve your seat at GoOut
TUESDAY
Tuesday evening will belong to Czech artists at the Center for Architecture and Urban Planning. From 19:00, those who have lit up Prague in previous editions will discuss the 10 years of the festival through the eyes of Czech artists in a panel.
How did they cope with creating installations for the Signal Festival and how do they remember it? And how do they perceive the current situation in the field of contemporary art and the Czech scene of which they are a part? Admission is free, reserve your seat on GoOut
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday is recommended to spend at the Bethlehem Chapel Gallery for the vibrant exhibition DUO NEONE 2 by Michal Cimala and Michal Škapa. The artists have been presenting brand new works and site-specific installations on the gallery grounds and in the surrounding area since mid-September.
THURSDAY
Thursday is the opening day of the festival. Discover the installations on the Centrum, Vinohrady and Vršovice routes, and in your free time, stop by the Prague Planetarium from Thursday to Sunday, always from 19:00 and 20:30. David Vrbík and the collective will celebrate 10 light years there in a co-production with Divadlo Archa and PrusaLab in the multi-genre audiovisual project VEKTROSKOP.
The experimental performance of artists and musicians will connect the world of digital and analogue media. The performance follows the theme of the speed of light and its trajectory, which are elusive and abstract quantities for human perception. Capacity is limited, book tickets through GoOut
FRIDAY
On Friday at 18:00, the curator will guide you through the digital exhibition Invisible forces at Kunsthalle Prague. Don’t forget to book your tickets on GoOut.
She will guide you through the fascination with natural processes, phenomena and structures of Ondřej Zunka and other young Czech artists. They provide their own perspectives on the diversity of life on the planet that we encounter every day, but in an aesthetic and functioning that is not subject to the laws of our world.
SATURDAY
On Saturday evening, we recommend going out to see the installations you haven’t had time to discover in the previous days. You can also stop by the planetarium for the aforementioned VEKTROSKOP performance at 19:00 and 20:30, or the Bethlehem Chapel Gallery for the DUO NEONE 2 exhibition.
SUNDAY
The final day of the festival will open at 11:00 with a workshop with Karim Tarakji 3D scan:NOW at Kunsthalle Prague. As smart devices evolve, so do the tools we can use to contribute not only to the development of the virtual world, but also to the archiving of the tangible one.
During the workshop we will learn about the basic issues and types of creating digital objects, try photogrammetry in practice and show the possibilities of their use.
At 18:00 on Mariánské náměstí we will be transported to a country that has ceased to be home and to people who have ceased to be home in a poetic dialogue Escape from the country – the escape of home. The literary evening dedicated to Ukraine will be enhanced by the performance of Zita Honzlová, a performer of Jewish and Yiddish songs from Eastern Europe.