Chamber Music with musicians of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

"Chopin. I am not afraid of Darkness" is an unusual documentary film asking whether classical music can heal places affected by war and suffering, taking the viewer on a cinematic journey through unique and sinister sceneries. It weaves the stories…

The 125th Anniversary Season of the Czech Philharmonic started in a big way: Live from the sublime Rudolfinum in Prague, Semyon Bychkov leads the Czech Philharmonic through two major pieces of the classical repertoire. The evening begins with…

Lisa Batiashvili, who is one of the most renowned musical artists of today, presents herself for the first time with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. For her debut, she chose the third violin concerto by Camille Saint Saëns. Under the baton of the…

American cellist Alisa Weilerstein belongs to the most frequent guests of the Czech Philharmonic. She launches the concert with the popular Cello concerto by Edward Elgar. In the second half, principal guest conductor Jakub Hrůša performs the muscial…

Soon after its founding in 1896, the Czech Philharmonic became the most noteworthy orchestra in the country – even as soon as before the First World War the orchestra had built a considerable reputation for itself in concert halls across Europe. Over…

In the scope of the Czech Philharmonic‘s pre-Christmas series, Manfred Honeck conducts a selection of suites from Peer Gynt by Edward Grieg. The programme is completed by Mozart‘s Piano Concerto No. 20 played by Rudolf Buchbinder, as well as…

The season 2021/2022 opens with one of the most iconic 20th century works. Dmitri Shostakovich refused evacuate from Leningrad, surrounded by the German army, and wrote a new symphony, Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60 (“Leningrad”). The premiere of…

The Czech Philharmonic opens the 2022/2023 Season with the Georgian-born German violinist, Lisa Batiashvili for a performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto D major, Op. 61, one of the earliest and most frequently performed violin concerti on such a…

A series of non-violent events in 1989 changed the course of a nation: The Velvet Revolution took place over a period of less than 6 weeks, starting November 17th. It brought 41 years of one-party communist dictatorship to an end and replaced it with…