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Christmas concert of the Czech Embassy

On 15 December 2016 the Czech Ambassador in the UK Libor Sečka and his spouse Sabrina hosted a Christmas concert in the St. George´s Church in Kensington. Among the guests were diplomatic and business partners of the Czech Embassy, ​​representatives of the expatriate community, sponsors, journalists, artists and members of the British public.


 

The concert was performed in the festive atmosphere of Christmas, by the Czech Sedlacek Quartet who had come specially from Prague for this occasion. The Sedlacek Quartet is a young chamber ensemble that focuses on the works of famous Czech composers and also premieres modern pieces of music. All the members of the quartet have extensive experience in chamber music as evidenced by their success in the Bohuslav Martinů Competition in Prague (2014) and the International Karol Szymanowski Competition in Katowice (2014). The Quartet was founded in 2006 at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and also honed their skills at master classes within the Internationale Sommerakademie Prag-Wien-Budapest.

The Sedlacek Quartet opened the Christmas concert with works by the Czech composer Václav Jindřich Veit, this was followed with pieces by the world famous Czech composer Antonín Dvořák and was finished off with a Czech Christmas carol. The Sedlacek Quartet with its professional and heartfelt performance thrilled the audience, which rewarded it with warm applause.

The concert was followed by a reception in the spirit of Czech Christmas traditions, including mulled wine.

The Czech Embassy would like to thank the Sedlacek Quartet for a great experience and looks forward to further cooperation with them.

http://www.sedlacekquartet.cz/

More photos from the concert by Ms. Jolly Thompson are available in the gallery here.

The Czech Ambassador Libor Sečka welcomes guests of the concert       The Sedlacek Quartet       Czech Christmas concert audience      Christmas reception       Christmas reception

The Czech Ambassador Libor Sečka welcomes guests of the concert

The Sedlacek Quartet
The Sedlacek Quartet

Czech Christmas concert audience
Czech Christmas concert audience

Christmas reception Christmas reception

Christmas reception
Christmas reception