Composer and talented orchestra head, Vítězslava Kaprálová (1915-1940) died in Montpellier at the very beginning of the Second World War, at the age of 25.
France, where she has spent the last three years of her life, has deeply marked it and vice versa: the proof is in 2021, it was the only Czech presented by the Museum of the Man in Paris As part of the Portraits de France exhibition, which has honored 58 personalities from immigration and overseas having influenced French culture. This Friday, January 24, 110 years have passed since the birth of the first Czech orchestra coverage promised to a good international career. On this occasion, we invite you to listen to the interview with Belgian musicologist Nicolas Derny, author of the book “Vítězslava Kaprálová, musical and love portrait”. He makes us discover the exceptional journey of this ambitious and passionate young woman.
of Vítězslava Kaprálová: Forever (Forever), Op. 12 – Elisaveta RIMKEVITCH & NIINA RANTA
