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09. 04. 2026

Prague Spring with children – what does SpringTEEN have in store?  

Wondering where to take your children or grandchildren this May? Then be sure to set aside the afternoon of Saturday 30 May for Prague Spring’s family day, SpringTEEN! One of...
01. 04. 2026

Brucknerian “pop” and Shostakovich’s defiance at the Prague Spring

After almost thirty-five years, one of Germany’s finest orchestras returns to the Prague Spring: the Berlin “think tank”, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, this time under the baton of the Czech conductor Tomáš...
25. 02. 2026

The Metropolitan Opera in New York has announced the debut of Czech conductor Tomáš Hanus in the 2026–2027 season. Congratulations!

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...
13. 02. 2026

Congratulations to Barbara Hannigan on winning the GGPAA 2026, Canada’s highest distinction in the performing arts

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...
30. 01. 2026

A work by Jan Ryant Dřízal commissioned by Prague Spring selected for ISCM World New Music Days Festival 2026

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...
28. 01. 2026

La Voix humaine with Barbara Hannigan, or Welcome to the Eccentric World of Jean Cocteau

“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...