An ode to joy and freedom. Beethoven will be performed by the famous Eschenbach at the end of the Prague Spring

After 13 years, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Ode to Joy returns to the program of the final concert of the Prague Spring Festival, performed by the Czech Philharmonic conducted by the renowned Christoph Eschenbach. The 83-year-old German conductor, who looks extremely serious and pays attention to the smallest details, has been returning to … Read more

He did not succeed in St. Vitus, he went to the Habsburgs. The composer is being rehabilitated by Prague Spring

Conductor Roman Válek and his Czech Ensemble Baroque will make their debut at this year’s Prague Spring festival. At the same time, they have been on the scene for twenty-five years. The ensemble of historically informed interpretation, which has chosen an international English name, operates in Moravia: in Brno, then in Znojmo, where it is … Read more

Restoring the tradition. The Prague Spring Festival was opened by President Petr Pavel

The 78th edition of the Prague Spring Festival began this Friday in the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House with the participation of President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Petr Fiala from the ODS. As is the tradition, Má vlast by Bedřich Smetana was performed, this time by the Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera … Read more