My Country at ČEZ Open Air
ČEZ Open Air is held in cooperation with the general partner of the festival and the partner of the opening concert:
In cooperation
Missed out on tickets for the Prague Spring opening concert? Don’t worry! Enjoy a live broadcast of Smetana’s My Country performed by the Czech Philharmonic under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, right in the ČEZ Open Air Zone in front of the Rudolfinum. From 11 May onwards, a rich accompanying programme awaits you, prepared in collaboration with Music School Open and Czech Television.
In addition to some of the most talented ensembles from music schools, you can look forward to Beatles songs performed by the renowned Wihan Quartet, appearances by Clarinet Factory and the Kalabis Quintet, the vocal sextet Skety with composer Petr Wajsar, and a screening of the 1993 gala concert “Dvořák in Prague: A Celebration” featuring the Boston Symphony Orchestra, legendary conductor Seiji Ozawa, pianist Rudolf Firkušný, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
ČEZ OPEN AIR PROGRAMME
Sunday 11 May 2025
14.00 – Kalabis Quintet
15.00 – Vlnohraní by the Czech Radio
16.00 – Jižní spojka (Music School Jižní město Big Band)
17.15 – Conductors (screening of the Czech TV documentary about Petr Popelka)
18.15 – Skety
19.00 – BARENBOIM: Smetana – My Country (screening of the Czech TV documentary)
20.00 – Dvořák In Prague. Screening of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s gala concert in Prague in 1993 (Seiji Ozawa, Rudolf Firkušný, Yo-Yo Ma and others)
Monday 12 May 2025
14.00 – Clarinet Factory orchestra
16.00 – Musici Gaudentes
17.30 – Brass Company Orchestra Lanškroun
19.00 – Wihan Quartet plays Beatles
20.00 – 80th Prague Spring Opening Concert – live broadcast
Bedřich Smetana: Má vlast (My Country)
Czech Philharmonic
Semyon Bychkov – conductor
