Blossoming of Prague Spring
Are you aged 26 and under? Buy a ticket for 200 CZK
for selected concerts.
OPENING CONCERT
12. 5. Sunday 20:00 Municipal House – Smetana HallBerliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko
Smetana: My Country
COMPETITION FINALS: FRENCH HORN
13. 5. Monday 18:00 Rudolfinum – Dvořák HallFinal round of the Prague Spring International Competition, in which the best young horn players from all over the world will compete
COMPETITION FINALS: VIOLIN
14. 5. Tuesday 18:00 Rudolfinum – Dvořák HallFinal round of the international competition Prague Spring, in which the best young violinists from all over the world will compete
75 YEARS OF THE PRAGUE SPRING COMPETITION
15. 5. Wednesday 20:00 Rudolfinum – Dvořák HallFamous laureates will play in honour of the Prague Spring International Music Competition.
Miah Persson: A WOMAN’S LOVE AND LIFE
16. 5. Thursday 20:00 Rudolfinum – Dvořák HallMiah Persson – soprano, Malcolm Martineau – piano
Famous cycle by Schumann and songs by Scandinavian composers
COLLEGIUM VOCALE GENT & HERREWEGHE
17. 5. Friday 20:00 Rudolfinum – Dvořák HallThis icon of historically informed interpretation will present works by Italian masters from the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
ORCHESTRA DI SANTA CECILIA & HRŮŠA
18. 5. Saturday 20:00 Municipal House – Smetana HallOne of the best orchestras in the world under the baton of the most renowned Czech conductor of today
RETURN OF A LEGEND
20. 5. Monday 20:00 Municipal House – Smetana HallConductor Riccardo Chailly returns to Prague Spring after almost a quarter of a century to lead the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala of Milan.
PRAGUE SPRING DEBUT
21. 5. Tuesday 20:00 Rudolfinum – Dvořák HallFestival debut of conductor Jiří Habart, laureate of the prestigious British Donatella Flick Competition
SEONG-JIN CHO
24. 5. Friday 20:00 Rudolfinum – Dvořák HallThe winner of the Chopin Competition returns to the festival after eight years to present a programme combining the music of Maurice Ravel and Franz Liszt.
Z.E.N. TRIO
25. 5. Saturday 20:00 Rudolfinum – Dvořák HallRenowned soloists and chamber players of the Z.E.N. Trio perform a concert of works by Johannes Brahms and Antonín Dvořák.
ORGAN OF THE SMETANA HALL
26. 5. Sunday 20:00 Municipal House – Smetana HallElbphilharmonie organist Iveta Apkalna will perform monumental works of the organ repertoire, including Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in d minor and Boëllmann’s Gothic Suite.
KRYŠTOF’S SANCTUARIES
27. 5. Monday 20:00 Rudolfinum – Dvořák HallA concert by the Orchestre de Radio France and violinist Amaury Coeytaux, conducted by Mikko Franck. And Kryštof Mařatka will present the world premiere of his piece inspired by prehistoric cave paintings.
RHYTHM AND TEMPERAMENT
29. 5. Wednesday 20:00 Rudolfinum – Dvořák HallBeautiful melodies and lively dance rhythms from Gershwin, Bernstein and Korngold, performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra led by their chief conductor Tomáš Brauner, and violinist Caroline Widmann.
GLORIOUS LIBUŠE II
30. 5. Thursday 19:00 Rudolfinum – Dvořák HallA key event to mark the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Bedřich Smetana, with the participation of the Czech Philharmonic, Kateřina Kněžíková, Adam Plachetka and others under the direction of Jakub Hrůša
AMSTERDAM BAROQUE ORCHESTRA & CHOIR & KOOPMAN
2. 6. Sunday 20:00 Rudolfinum – Dvořák HallThe cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach reflect a richness of culture that has no parallel in European musical history. Ton Koopman, one of the greatest authorities on Bach who, will together with his ensembles present three works in the genre.
CLOSING CONCERT
3. 6. Monday 20:00 Municipal House – Smetana HallThe Czech Philharmonic with Josef Špaček under the direction of David Robertson will perform works of Czech classics. The European premiere of Srnka’s Superorganisms will also be heard.
How to buy a ticket?
1) Sign up for a Prague Spring account. You can register at www.festival.cz/en under the your Account icon in the top right corner of the screen. If you already have your account from previous years, log in. If you are not registered, click register, fill in the required information and complete the registration.
2) Once logged into your account, click on the Account Preferences button. Under Additional information, you will be prompted to enter your date of birth. Once you have agreed to the terms and conditions, you will be presented with a link to purchase Blossoming tickets there.
3) Once you have completed your registration for Blossoming, you will be able to purchase tickets for 200 CZK.
4) If you are not registered, please do so. Without logging in, you will not see the reduced price for Blossom.
5) Be prepared that when you enter the hall you may be asked to show a valid document (valid ISIC card, ID card or any other official document) to prove that you meet the age limit (26 years old inclusive) and that it is indeed you (based on a photo, etc.).
6) Take off your coats, have something good to eat or drink. You can buy a program at the tables. Enter the hall and get comfortable in your seats.
7) Take a selfie before the concert starts (during the interval or after the concert), post it on Facebook or Instagram (so we have a memory of your visit too) with the hashtag #prazskejaro or #praguespring. Then turn off the sound on your phone. Please, do not take a photo during the concert.
