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    Unforgettable experiences for audiences and artists alike, sold-out concerts, and a thrilling atmosphere. That was the Prague Spring 2026. Thank you for making it happen.
    Ticket sales for the 82nd edition will begin in early November. We look forward to seeing you again!

     

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    2026 Competition

    We congratulate Maël Metzger on winning first prize in the flute category and Sehyeok Son on in the piano category! For more results, visit the competition website:

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    Firkušný Piano Festival 2026

    Kissin & Schiff, Vinnitskaya, Sokolov, Sternath, Kozák.
    Prague Spring announces the programme of the Rudolf Firkušný Piano Festival 3–9/11/2026

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    01/06/2026

    The Final Week of the Prague Spring 2026 Festival

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    Roma, Auditorium Parco della Musica 28 06 2022
Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia diretta da Barbara Hannigan in prova per il concerto di Spoleto
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    24/05/2026

    Third Week of the Prague Spring marked by large-scale vocal-instrumental works

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    17/05/2026

    Second Week of the Prague Spring: early music, jazz, opera, chamber music, and start of Barbara Hannigan’s residency

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    The madness of the big city or a musical ride in a sports car

    Today’s best piano duo and percussion stars in the photo gallery

    Rehearsal for Schools

    Lucas & Arthur Jussen arrived at the Rudolfinum

    This is one of the very best venues where Luigi Nono’s composition has ever been performed,

    says Veniero Rizzardi of NTM. Check out episode 23 of Echo of the Prague Spring

    A phenomenal finale to the residency and a wild ride with Barbara Hannigan and the Czech Philharmonic

    The last of Barbara’s four concerts in the photo gallery

    The Prague Spring debut of conductor Lahav Shani and rising piano star Lukas Sternath

    in the 22nd episode of Echo of the Prague Spring

    Luigi Nono’s bold spatial composition, which remains daring to this day

    Hana Kotková and Veniero Rizzardi among the airplanes

    “It is one of the finest cello concertos in history,”

    says Tomáš Hanus in the 21st episode of Echo of the Prague Spring

    Four sopranos from around the world

    A masterclass with Barbara Hannigan in photos

    Kids having fun at Prague Spring “SpringTEEN”

    A great music party at the Convent of St. Agnes in Echo of Prague Spring

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    An evening of grand comebacks and Bruckner’s most daring symphony

    Yuya Mizuno, Tomáš Hanus, and the Berlin-based think tank DSO in the photo gallery

    Music for gamelan, Franz Kafka, and Covid-19

    Contemporary Art and Prague Offspring in the next episode of Echo of the Prague Spring

    Traditional Suk’s Křečovice

    performed by Aleš Bárta and Milan Al-Ashhab

    DOX and contemporary music packed to the roof

    Music by Unsuk Chin and Ondřej Adámek, plus four world premieres by Czech and Slovak composers at the gallery

    A fantastic time with SpringTEEN

    Check out the photos from a full afternoon of fun for kids and adults alike

    “Haydn is a joker,” says Václav Luks

    The story of Creation in the Echo of the Prague Spring

    World Premiere, Xenakis’s Famous Work “Rebonds,” and Unsuk Chin in Prague

    Prague Offspring: Ensemble Modern I in the Photo Gallery

    The story of the Creation of heaven and Earth

    conducted by Václav Luks with the Orchestra & Choir of the Age of Enlightenment

    Jesus and Marie-Magdeleine at the Prague Spring

    A controversial story in the 17th episode of Echo of the Prague Spring

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    Hannigan’s Olympic performance in La Voix Humaine

    “This is the real me,” says Barbara in the 16th episode of Echo of the Prague Spring

    The Last Days of Jesus Through the Eyes of Marie-Magdeleine

    Performed by Aleksandra Kurzak and Kang Wang. Check out the photos

    225 performers on stage in La Damnation de Faust

    See how conductor Netopil worked with such a colossus in the next episode of Echo of the Prague Spring

    “I love you…,” Poulenc’s Elle repeats to her ex-lover, who is getting married tomorrow

    the electrifying Barbara Hannigan with the Czech Philharmonic and a live video projection

    Thrilling, humorous, epic, and moving

    That was Berlioz’s Faust. Relive it through these photographs

    80th anniversary of the Prague Spring at the cinema

    Premiere of the documentary Window to the World. Take a look inside the theater in the photo gallery

    Performing Dvořák in Prague with Truls Mørk? A dream come true!

    says Klaus Mäkelä in the latest episode of Echo of the Prague Spring

    He has loved the lute since he was 9 and can play anything on it

    Echo of the Prague Spring looks back on Thomas Dunford’s double recital

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    I’d love to have a beer with Beethoven, and Verdi’s Requiem was originally a huge flop

    says Gatti, conductor of the Closing Concert, in an exclusive interview

    Barbara Hannigan and the Belcea Quartet

    filled the Rudolfinum with “air from another planet” during the second concert of their residency. Check out the photos

    Dowland meets the Beatles

    Thomas Dunford brought the St. Agnes Convent to singing. And the photos from the concert captured a bit of that atmosphere – take a look!

    Prague Summer on Kampa

    Dasha and the Epoque Quartet in photos from Concert in the Garden

    A Nordic Storm Led by Klaus Mäkelä

    with the legendary Truls Mørk in Dvořák’s Cello Concerto

    How do Fred Hersch and Eric Lu, winner of the Chopin Competition, view competitiveness in music?

    Two piano worlds come together in the 12th episode of Echo of the Prague Spring

    Bennewitz Quartet at the Convent of St. Agnes

    A captivating Dvořák and an exceptional Britten. Check out the photo gallery

    Jan Schulmeister’s Matinee

    A varied program, beautifully performed. Take a look at the photos from the Convent of St. Agnes

    Modern Premiere by the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra

    And how did the Finns handle Jakub Jan Ryba’s Stabat Mater? You’ll find out in the 11th episode of Echo of the Prague Spring

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    Romantic Eric Lu

    Photos from the concert by the winner of the Chopin Competition

    Extatic Trip with Barbara Hannigan

    The 10th Prague Spring Echo

    The Helsinki Baroque Orchestra and their program of rediscovered works from Czech archives

    The orchestra’s festival debut in photos

    A jazz legend rocked the Spring

    Fred Hersch and his trio in the photo gallery

    The Finnish national epic, Messiaen’s religious fervor, and the mystical Scriabin

    Photo gallery of the recital by Barbara Hannigan and Bertrand Chamayou

    The thrilling Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the erotic Bartók

    The ninth episode of Echo of the Prague Spring

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    Ondřej Soukup in the whirl of dance

    Let the energy of a young conductor inspire you in the 8th episode of Echo of the Prague Spring

    The grand return of Patricia Kopatchinskaja

    Festival premiere, the remarkable Bartók, and Jakub Hrůša with the Czech Philharmonic in the photo gallery

    Talented young artists, world premieres, and top-notch mentors at the MenART Academy

    Watch their performance via the Prague Spring Echo

    Ondřej Soukup’s conducting debut in the whirlwind of dance

    Photo gallery from the concert that took the audience to the American continent

    Music School Salon: 4 sextets, 3 world premieres

    Check out the photo gallery from the now-traditional MenART Academy concert

    Sir Simon Rattle’s Tribute to Rafael Kubelík

    Watch the sixth episode of Echo of the Prague Spring

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    The Jussen brothers’ heavenly renditions of Bach and Mozart

    Joined by the precision-driven Academy of St Martin in the Fields – check out the photos from the concert

    Introducing the Prague Spring Art Salon

    A charity auction to benefit the Prague Spring will take place on May 31, 2026, as part of a public auction organized by the KODL Gallery.

    The Smetana Trio at the Convent of St. Agnes

    Take a look at the photo gallery

    Prague Spring Piano Competition

    Who Won? watch fourth episode of Echo

    A romantic symphony set in contrast with the vibrant firework

    Simon Rattle and the BRSO in photographs

    The Prague Spring Outside the Concert Hall

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    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle

    see the photo gallery from the concert

    Behind the Scenes of the Prague Spring Flute Competition

    watch third episode of Echo

    The Prague Spring Competition Piano Final

    watch the recording from the Rudolfinum

    Opening concert II

    Petr Popelka and the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra in photos from May 13

    The Prague Spring Competition Flute Final

    watch the recording from the Rudolfinum

    Opening Concert Behind-the-scenes in Echo

    Open Air, sponsored by the ČEZ Group, the Art Salon opening, and the grand opening

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    Photoreport from the Opening Concert of the Prague Spring Festival

    Performed by Petr Popelka and Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Opening Concert in Echo of the Prague Spring

    What does My Country mean to President Petr Pavel or Petr Popelka?

    „Just ask me about anything.“

    Barbara Hannigan on Life and Her Residency at Prague Spring 2026

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    81st Prague Spring 2026

    Barbara Hannigan / Mäkelä & Oslo Philharmonic / Rattle & BRSO / Mizuno & Hanus & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Ensemble Modern / Helsinki Baroque Orchestra / SpringTEEN / Marie-Magdeleine / Haydn’s The Creation / La Damnation de Faust and many more still available

    The Prague Spring 2026 competition

    Check out the results of each round on the competition website

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