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Legendary Jewish Violinists of the Twentieth Century

Legendary Jewish Violinists of the Twentieth Century
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Španělská synagoga (Spanish Synagogue)
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Španělská synagoga (Spanish Synagogue)
Vezenska 1
Prague  
Czech Republic
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Mon, 8th December 2008
Last Date
Mon, 16th February 2009
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This is part of a series of concerts celebrating the legendary Jewish violinists of the twentieth century – Fritz Kreisler and Jascha Heifetz. Featuring works by these virtuosos and by other major Jewish composers (such as Mendelssohn and Gershwin) which were performed by Kreisler and Heifetz.
 
Performed by:
Boris Monoszon – violin
Miroslav Sekera / Václav Mácha – piano


Spanish Synagogue (Španělská synagoga), Prague.
The Spanish Synagogue was built in 1868 on the site of the oldest Prague Jewish house of prayer ("the Old Shul"). It was designed in a Moorish style by Vojtěch Ignátz Ullmann. The synagogue has a regular square plan with a large dome surmounting the central space. On three sides there are galleries on metal structures, which fully open onto the nave. The remarkable interior decoration features a low stucco arabesque of stylized Islamic motifs which are also applied to the walls, doors and gallery balustrades. The interior, together with the stained glass windows, were designed by architects A. Baum and B. Munzberg and completed in 1893. František Škroup, the composer of the Czech national anthem, served as organist here in 1836-45.

By reopening the Spanish Synagogue - closed for over 20 years - on the 130th anniversary of its establishment, the Jewish Museum in Prague has completed one of its most ambitious projects to date.