Recently, the Prague Sri Chinmoy Centre organised a Songs of the Soul concert at the prestigious Rudolfinum’s Dvořák Hall. The concert featured excerpts from Sri Chinmoy’s own recorded concert performances and also live performances by Gandharva Loka. Gandharva Loka, who have performed at venues across the globe, offered their arrangements of Sri Chinmoy’s music to a packed audience. Other performers on the night included: Alap (duduk) and Lukas (percuse), Adesh (sitar) and Sadanand (tabla), Paree’s singing group, Premik (flute) and Vapushtara with a version of Rama Ramgava (piano).
Orchestra on stage.
A packed house.
“Music has a universal appeal; it elevates human consciousness. Music glorifies the human in the divine and the divine in the human.”
– Sri Chinmoy
Gandharva Loka
The Rudolfinum is one of Europe’s oldest concert halls, built in the 1890s. AntonÃn Dvořák himself conducted the Czech Philharmonic in the hall in its first ever concert on 4 January 1896. It has been the home of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra since 1946.
Related
- Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinium Prague
- More photos at Sri Chinmoy Centre gallery
- Songs of the Soul, Prague
- Sri Chinmoy’s concerts at Radio Sri Chinmoy
- Gandharva Loka at Radio Sri Chinmoy