At the closing concert of the Talich’s Beroun International Music Festival, Prague Philharmonia will appear with the distinguished soloist, Jan Fišer, concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic, under the baton of Jiří Habart, one of the most promising young Czech conductors of today. A highlight of the evening will be the world premiere of Jiří Pelikán’s Dvě brány (Two Gates), commissioned by the festival to mark the 760th anniversary of the first written mention of the town of Beroun.

Talich’s Beroun: Closing Concert

KD Plzeňka, Beroun

EPSG:4326

Chamber Concert Early successes

Munich Residence

Evangelische Akademie

Chamber Concert "Early successes"

1. Chamber Concert

Reithalle

The monastery courtyard of the Reichenau-Mittelzell Minster is a wonderful, historic and acoustically excellent place for the annual "Island Classic" and is popular with locals, day-trippers and travelers alike. It was initiated - together with the municipality of Reichenau - by Douglas Bostock, who has lived on Reichenau for a long time.

Island Classic on the Island of Reichenau

Did you know…?

...that the harp has been known for over 5,000 years? Even King Solomon is associated with it in the Old Testament. Admittedly, it underwent a number of changes before the modern concert harp could produce all the notes. If you add up the wooden and mechanical parts, the total number of components used adds up to a good 2,000.

And so, in the last subscription concert of the season, the rather quiet, golden tones initially dominate the action on stage, before we bid farewell to the summer break with Beethoven's powerful 5th Symphony.

Marion Ravot already has an impressive CV at a young age, as does the charismatic and energetic conductor.

Reithaus concert

Hessisches Landgestüt Dillenburg

Did you know…?

...that the harp has been known for over 5,000 years? Even King Solomon is associated with it in the Old Testament. Admittedly, it underwent a number of changes before the modern concert harp could produce all the notes. If you add up the wooden and mechanical parts, the total number of components used adds up to a good 2,000.

Symphony Concert

Aula der Musikhochschule

Apollo-Theater Siegen

Concert introduction May '25

The third evening will start in a very progressive spirit with the world premiere of a new composition for orchestra and solo trombone. Petr Wajsar, a contemporary Czech composer loved by performers and audiences alike, will present his legendary sense of humor and compositional skills. In addition to its wit and theatrical elements, his work is characterized by a crossover between many genres of classical and non-classical music. He regularly collaborates with the members of the Prague Philharmonia, especially in Contemporary Music Series S.

Wajsar. Mendelssohn. Dvořák

Dvořák Hall Rudolfinum

US Tour

RiverCenter for the Performing Arts

Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Carnegie Hall

Opelika High School

The Byers Theatre, Sandy Springs

The Community Church of Vero Beach

In keeping with the turn of the year, the chamber choir's two concerts will feature works on the theme of "Passing of the Year." The repertoire ranges from the Romantic era of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy and Johannes Brahms, through the 20th century to Benjamin Britten and the present day.

Passing of the Year

Parish of St. Paul

The staggeringly talented Augustin Hadelich sets his sights on Mendelssohn’s treasured Violin Concerto, seizing our attention from the iconic introduction all the way through its breathless finale. Conductor Antonello Manacorda also leads Schoenberg’s hyper-romantic Second Chamber Symphony, which took 33 years to be completed, and Schubert’s Eighth Symphony, which famously never was ... though that hasn’t kept the beloved “Unfinished” from its celebrated place in the repertoire.

Hadelich Plays Mendelssohn

Severance Music Center

The Czech musical tradition is often associated with the 19th century – with the Czech National Revival and the works of Smetana and Dvořák. However, Czech music, or more precisely the music by Czech composers, comprises a high number of remarkable compositions dating from the Baroque and Classical periods.

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Events

Upcoming events

20 - 26 Jan, 2026

US Tour · Prague Philharmonia

Jan 23, 2026

Passing of the Year · Universität Mozarteum Salzburg

5 - 7 Feb, 2026

Hadelich Plays Mendelssohn · The Cleveland Orchestra

Apr 14, 2026

Beethoven. Dvořák. Mendelssohn. Vranický · Prague Philharmonia

Past events

Nov 11, 2025

Talich’s Beroun: Closing Concert · Prague Philharmonia

1 - 2 Nov, 2025

Chamber Concert Early successes · Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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