Kaprálová [screening + panel discussion]

An evening dedicated to Vítězslava Kaprálová, featuring Petr Záruba’s documentary and a panel discussion on her life, music, and legacy.

Kaprálová / dir. Petr Záruba / 2025 / documentary / Czech Republic / Czech, French, and English with English subtitles / 70 min.

A screening of Kaprálová will be followed by a panel discussion exploring the life, work, and legacy of Czech composer and conductor Vítězslava Kaprálová.

Director: Petr Záruba
Music: Vítězslava Kaprálová, Eliška Cílková

At the age of twenty-two, Kaprálová left for Paris to study classical music at the prestigious École Normale de Musique. Three years later, she died in France at just twenty-five. In that brief span, she conducted the BBC Orchestra, won the Smetana Prize, and created a body of work that would later reach major concert stages, including the BBC Proms and Carnegie Hall.