Conductor

The fairy-tale world of the legend of A Thousand and One Nights comes to life with Ravel and Rimsky-Korsakov. Oriental rhythms, acrobatic creations, stage dance, and the velvety voice of Fatma Said narrating the story of Scheherazade.

The Krumlov Festival: A Thousand and One Nights / Shéhérazade

Summer Riding Hall - Český Krumlov

Each year from January until June, about 60 young people meet at the Rudolfinum to create a beautiful joint concert under the guidance of players from the Czech Philharmonic (and with support from their teachers). This time, the project participants are from the regions of Hradec Králové, Moravian Silesia, Pilsen, Zlín, and Prague. The charismatic conductor Petr Altrichter will lead the concluding concert.

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Joint Orchestra of Music School Pupils and the Czech Philharmonic Musicians

Rudolfinum

On January 4, 2026, it will be 130 years since a group of musicians calling themselves the Czech Philharmonic first introduced themselves to the public. As is well known, the baton was then raised by none other than Antonín Dvořák. The creators of our beloved Orchestra Rehearsal – Alice Nellis, Petr Altrichter, and Marek Eben – are preparing an evening full of surprises, perfectly suited to a 130th birthday celebration. No spoilers, but we hope you’re intrigued.

Czech Philharmonic • Orchestra Rehearsal...Birthday Edition!

Opening Concert Of Špilberk Festival

Park of the Špilberk Castle

In this project, pupils from elementary schools of the arts all around the Czech Republic encounter their experienced colleagues from the Czech Philharmonic. After half a year of intense preparations, the project culminates with joint rehearsals for a gala concert where the orchestra plays under the baton of Petr Altrichter.

Concert of the Joint Orchestra of Music School Pupils and Musicians of the Czech Philharmonic

Smetana's "My Country" is not only the most frequently performed piece alongside Dvořák's "New World Symphony" for the Czech Philharmonic, but also an emblematic composition, which is part of a venerable interpretational tradition. What relationship do today's Philharmonic members have with Smetana's remarkable score – and with their parts? How does conductor Petr Altrichter view this unique cycle of symphonic poems?

Czech Philharmonic • Orchestra Rehearsal... for VLAST I (rerun of the 2023 programme)

The Czech Society has declared 2024 the Year of Czech Music, which marks a number of important anniversaries of our leading composers and performers, in particular the 200th anniversary of the birth of Bedřich Smetana and the 120th anniversary of the death of Antonín Dvořák.

This gala concert is a celebration not only of the Year of Czech Music and the aforementioned Antonín Dvořák, but especially of his phenomenal work, Svatební košile (The Spectre’s Bride), which this year celebrates 140 years since it was written.

140th anniversary of Antonín Dvořák's The Spectre's Bride

Smetana Hall Municipal House

In our third subscription concert, much-loved Czech conductor Petr Altrichter is our guide through an evening of spiritual contemplation.

Dvořák. Shostakovich

Grieg | Boildieu | Mozart

Imperial Baths

Tchaikovsky – Pathétique

Municipal House

An evening bringing together the poetic world of Czech music, Lisztian virtuosity, and oriental fantasy. The programme opens with a suite from Leoš Janáček’s opera The Cunning Little Vixen, arranged by Václav Talich. In this adaptation, the conductor assembled a concert suite capturing the opera’s most characteristic musical moments – its vibrant rhythms, lyrical passages, and the distinctive sound world inspired by nature and the rhythms of Moravian speech.

Conductor

Petr Altrichter

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 4, 2026

Dvořák. Shostakovich · Prague Philharmonia

Dec 17, 2026

Grieg | Boildieu | Mozart · Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra

3 - 4 Mar, 2027

Tchaikovsky – Pathétique · Prague Symphony Orchestra

Apr 5, 2027

Seherazade with Petr Altrichter · Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Jul 17, 2026

The Krumlov Festival: A Thousand and One Nights / Shéhérazade · Prague Philharmonia

Jun 7, 2026

Joint Orchestra of Music School Pupils and the Czech Philharmonic Musicians · Czech Philharmonic

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov

Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in The Bartered Bride by Smetana

Czech Philharmonic

Conductor in Shéhérazade by Ravel

Prague Philharmonia

Conductor in Má vlast by Smetana

Czech Philharmonic

Conductor in Piano Concerto No. 2 by Liszt

Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Valse triste by Sibelius

Czech Philharmonic

Conductor in Trumpet Concerto by Haydn

Czech Philharmonic

Conductor in Light Cavalry Overture by Suppé

Czech Philharmonic

Conductor in Symphony No. 15 by Shostakovich

Prague Philharmonia

Conductor in Sleeping Beauty Waltz by Tchaikovsky

Czech Philharmonic

Conductor in Biblical Songs by Dvořák

Prague Philharmonia

Conductor in Symphony No. 6 by Tchaikovsky

Prague Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in The Hebrides by Mendelssohn

Czech Philharmonic

Conductor in Lyric Suite by Grieg

Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Symphony No. 41 by Mozart

Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in The Cunning Little Vixen Suite by Janáček

Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Piano Concerto in D-flat major by Khachaturian

Prague Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Norwegian Dance by Grieg

Czech Philharmonic

Conductor in Lachian Dances by Janáček

Czech Philharmonic

Conductor in Polonaise in E-flat major by Dvořák

Czech Philharmonic

Conductor in King Christian II by Sibelius

Czech Philharmonic

Conductor in Serenade for Orchestra by Krejčí

Czech Philharmonic

Conductor in The Spectre's Bride by Dvořák

Prague Philharmonia

Conductor in Slavonic Dance by Dvořák

Czech Philharmonic

Conductor in Harp Concerto in C Major by Boieldieu

Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra

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