Programme of the Prague Spring 2025

Artist-in-Residence Patricia Kopatchinskaja takes listeners on a journey through six centuries of music in a programme which combines string orchestra, world music, medieval mass and lighting design.

Music by Stravinsky, Bartók and Milhaud, along with a pivotal 20th century work by Arnold Schönberg, featuring the superb Patricia Kopatchinskaja as Pierrot.

The last string quartets by Mozart and Beethoven plus the world premiere of a song cycle by Jindřich Feld, with soloist Lucie Kaňková

Patricia Kopatchinskaja will perform gems of the 20th century violin repertoire from well-known classic of Czech film music Luboš Fišer in combination with music by Ludwig van Beethoven.

Winner of the Prague Spring Competition 2024 performing at a concert featuring an exceptional lineup, which will culminate in the monumental Symphony No. 4 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky led by Robert Jindra.

Masterclasses of one of the finest pianists on the scene today

Premiere of Leoš Janáček’s iconic opera at the National Theatre, directed by Calixto Bieito and conducted by Norwegian maestro with Czech roots Stefan Veselka.

Concert given by the best from the hundreds of graduates of the MenART Academy 2024-2025, who worked for a year under distinguished mentors.

Horn player Radek Baborák and organist Aleš Bárta pay tribute to Josef Suk in his native Křečovice. Experience a different take on the Prague Spring!

The Prague Spring debut of the world-famous ensemble, winner of the ARD competition in Munich, performing works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Raphaël Merlin.

Meet the composer-in-residence of Prague Offspring. Free entry for holders of a Prague Offspring pass or ticket for the concert at 8 pm

What’s making the current music scene pulse with life? World premieres of works by Czech and Slovak composers set in the context of foreign musical output, presented by the best qualified performers of contemporary music

Young composers experience what it’s like when leading world performers of contemporary music read their musical ideas written in the score.

A family afternoon full of creative workshops and concerts for young audiences. A third of the events will be free of charge!

How can one get the most from the instrument when performing contemporary music? Young musicians explore new performance techniques with members of Ensemble Modern.

What’s it like to write a new work for one of the world’s finest contemporary music ensembles? Composer Miroslav Srnka puts this question to Pavel Šabacký, Barbora Tomášková and Slavomír Hořínka.

An opera by George Benjamin concludes the first year of Ensemble Modern’s three-year residency at the Prague Spring.