June 26: Czech Philharmonic to Perform Traditional Open-Air Concert

The Czech Philharmonic’s regular open-air Concert will take place on June 26 at the end of this year’s season. 

The event will take place once again at Hradčanské náměstí, opposite Prague Castle.

Musicians under the direction of conductor Petr Altrichter will perform works by outstanding Czech classical musicians such as Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Zdeněk Fibich and Vitezslav Novák.

The concert will start at 20:15.

Admission to the open air concert is free. However, limited seating is available, and no reservations are possible. Most of the audience is standing.

The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra is the best known and most respected symphonic orchestra in the Czech Republic. It was founded 127 years ago in Prague.

In 2008 it was listed among the 20 best orchestras in the world by English magazine Gramophone.

The Czech Philharmonic has won many awards, ten Grand Prix du Disque de l’Académie Charles Cros, five Grand Prix du disque de l’Académie française and several Cannes Classical Awards.

It was nominated for Grammy Awards in 2005, and also two Wiener Flötenuhr awards, with Pavel Štěpán, Zdeněk Mácal and Václav Neumann (1971 and 1982) (Supraphonline). 

Program: 

Antonín Dvořák

Festive March, Op. 54a (6′)
Slavonic Dance No. 7 in C minor, Op. 46 (3′)
Rondo for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 94 (8′)
Infernal Dance from Act 2 of The Devil and Kate (4′)
‘From Childhood to the Altar’, aria of Saint Ludmila from the oratorio Saint Ludmila (4′)

Antonín Dvořák / instrumentation by Jiří Teml

“When My Old Mother Me”, song from the cycle Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55 (2′)

Zdeněk Fibich

Poem from the selanka V podvečer, Op. 39 (5′)

Bedřich Smetana

‘A ty mé robe’, lullaby from Act 1 of Hubička (4′)
‘But I will stay’, aria by Přemysl from Act 2 of Libuše (3′)
Furiant from Act 2 of The Bartered Bride (2′)

Vítězslav Novák

At the Music, Part 4 from the Slovak Suite for small orchestra, Op. 32 (4′)

Antonín Dvořák

“Járek, Járek, klouče milé…”, duet by Hajný and Kuchtík from Act 2 of Rusalka (4′)

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