The 12th edition of the Rudolf Firkušný Piano Festival begins

Today, 2 November, the gates of the Rudolfinum will open for the twelfth time for a week of piano works performed by the world’s finest pianists of today: Sir András Schiff, Alexander Melnikov, Ivo Kahánek and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. The Rudolf Firkušný Piano Festival, dedicated to one of the greatest Czech artists of the 20th century, who together with Rafael Kubelík was at the birth of the Prague Spring, takes place this year from 2 to 9 November. In addition to recitals in the Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum, it will also offer a concert by the young Korean pianist Chloe Jiyeong Mun in the Bohuslav Martinů Hall at HAMU (Prague Academy of Performing Arts, Music and Dance Faculty) as part of the Building Bridges programme. The last tickets are available at www.firkusny.cz