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Pictures at an Exhibition, originally composed for piano, gained worldwide recognition through Maurice Ravel's brilliant orchestration, which transformed Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky's masterpiece. This festive pre-Christmas concert presents a fresh interpretation of this iconic work arranged for wind quintet.

Rimsky-Korsakov. Ravel. Mussorgsky

The Professed House, Prague

The Prague Philharmonia Wind Quintet is the only representative of the wind quintet in this season. The repertoire for this combination of instruments is somewhat limited, but it is possible to find inspiration in folk music in it as well. This is evidenced by Václav Trojan’s Wind Quintet, Op. 8, which mentions “Folk Songs” in its subtitle

Trojan. Farkas. Milhaud

The last chamber music concert opens with a unique work by a Latvian composer who is one of the best-known musicians in the Baltic States. Peteris Vasks’s Quartet for Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano is an original composition that requires precision and proper interaction between the individual performers. The second part of the concert will bring Ludwig van Beethoven’s Septet in E flat major, Op. 20, performed by soloists from the Prague Philharmonia, including its former member, the double bassist Adam Honzírek.

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Mikuláš Koska

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 9, 2026

Trojan. Farkas. Milhaud · Prague Philharmonia

Jun 1, 2026

Vasks. Beethoven · Prague Philharmonia

Past events

Dec 16, 2024

Rimsky-Korsakov. Ravel. Mussorgsky · Prague Philharmonia

Future and recently performed repertoire

Clarinet in Opus Number Zoo by Berio

Prague Philharmonia

Clarinet in La cheminée du roi René by Milhaud

Prague Philharmonia

Clarinet in Wind Quintet on Folk Songs by Trojan

Prague Philharmonia

Horn in Septet Es dur by Beethoven

Prague Philharmonia

Horn in Piano Quintet in B-flat major by Rimsky-Korsakov

Prague Philharmonia

Horn in Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky

Prague Philharmonia

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