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Janáček's Hukvaldy - The international music festival (380 words) |
 | Hukvaldy Castle had great importance during the 30 Year War, in the course of which it was besieged several times. |
| Later he bought a small house with a garden in Hukvaldy, which he later bequeathed in his will to the town provided his rooms would remain preserved in their original state. |
| Hukvaldy Castle and the land around have been the scene of the international music festival "Janáček's Hukvaldy" for several years, visited by many superb musician and music lovers from near and far. |
| Leos Janacek (415 words) |
| He was sent away from the village by his parents at the age of 11 to be educated at the ‘Queen’s’ Augustinian Monastery in Brno, but the village of his birth was always held dear to him and he returned there frequently. |
| It was in Hukvaldy that Janáček caught the pneumonia which was to eventually kill him in August, 1928. |
| The cottage was kept as a memorial to the composer, and following renovations a few years ago it is now a charming museum, replete with manuscripts, designs from the operas and details of the composer’s life in the village. |
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