The 77th edition of the Prague Spring International Music Competition will take place from 6 to 14 May. In the flute category, 48 young artists from fourteen countries will compete...
The television premiere of the documentary Prague Spring – A window onto the world, directed by Martin Suchánek, will be broadcast on ČT art on Wednesday 6 May at 20.15....
The Metropolitan Opera in New York has announced its 2026–2027 season, including the debut of Czech conductor Tomáš Hanus, who will stage a new production of Leoš Janáček’s Jenůfa, directed...
Congratulations to Artist-in-Residence of the 2026 Prague Spring Festival, Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan, on winning The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards 2026 (GGPAA), Canada’s highest award for outstanding contributions to...
Jan Ryant Dřízal’s Morphing Amadeus for chamber orchestra, commissioned by the Prague Spring Festival and given its world première on 30 May 2025 by Ensemble Modern as part of the...
“Not only can a telephone sometimes be more dangerous than a revolver, but its twisted cord drains our strength and gives nothing in return,” Jean Cocteau once remarked of his...
Philippe Bernold (France) – chairman of the juryHis path to an international career was opened by winning the Jean-Pierre Rampal International Flute Competition in Paris in 1987. He has appeared...
Daniel Browell (Great Britain) – Chairman of the JuryDaniel Browell studied in Birmingham, Paris, London (at the Royal Academy of Music) and Chicago. Described as a pianist “of considerable intelligence...
In the first round of the Prague Spring International Music Competition in 2026, 48 flutists and 42 pianists from 17 countries around the world will compete. Here are their names....