The Czech Philharmonic visited London for Prom 69 .The concert opened with colorful selections in the Overture and Dances from Smetana's The Bartered Bride. There followed a scene from Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin.

Following the intermission the massive wartime Symphony No. 8 by Shostakovich was the major work of the concert.

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Enjoy the music, not the equipment.