Advent Organ Concert

Date:	December 10, 2026 | 19:00 (Thu)
Venue:	St. Francis Church - Charles Bridge
Duration:	60 minutes
Intermission:	No
Status:	Available
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Advent concert by the Charles Bridge: soprano, tenor and organ

We invite you to popular organ concerts at St. Francis of Assisi Church. Thanks to a high artistic level, these Prague classical concerts are an unforgettable experience. Enjoy the rich sound of the Baroque organ together with soprano and tenor. 

Program:

The program varies during Advent and Christmas. In addition to some of the compositions mentioned below, it also includes Christmas melodies and carols.

• Antonio Vivaldi | Laudamus Te (duet)
• Georg Friedrich Händel | Aria Ombra mai fu from the oratorio Xerxes
• Johann Sebastian Bach | Toccata D Minor
• Giovanni Battista Pergolesi | Vidit suum dulcem (soprano), Amen (duet)
• Josef F. Norbert Seger | Toccata in D
• Wolfgang A. Mozart | Alleluia
• František Xaver Brixi | Prelude D Major
• Antonín Dvořák | Duet from Stabat Mater
• Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský | Toccata C Major
• César Franck | Panis Angelicus (duet)
• Franz Schubert | Ave Maria
• Charles Gounod | Ave Maria
• Gioachino Rossini | Domine Deus (duet)

Soloists:

Lucie Laubová / Lída Pergelová - soprano
Dušan Růžička / Václav Barth - tenor
Markéta Šmejkalová - organ

Our tip:

Listen to festive fanfare, played by two trumpeters in stylized costumes on the heraldic trumpets before the beginning of the concert at the staircase of the church. The artists are usually performing 30 minutes before the start of the concert.

About the organ:

The organ of St. Francis of Assisi Church is the second-oldest organ in Prague, built in 1702. Many famous personalities such as W. A. Mozart, A. Dvořák, and J. Seger played this unique musical instrument, which has been recently sensibly repaired.

Important:

• No assigned seating; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis
• The soloists perform most of the concert from the front right balcony by the organ. The last four pieces will be performed on the ground floor in front of the pews.
• The church opens 20 minutes before the concert
• Up to 3 children under 10 years old with one adult free of charge
• No intermission
• Dress code: casual
• Program subject to change

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St. Francis Church - Charles Bridge

Address:	Křižovnické náměstí , Praha 1
Capacity:	180
Type:	Church
Winter heating:	No
Wheelchair access:	No

A Baroque monastery church next to Charles Bridge with a long tradition of organ concerts

The Church of St. Francis of Assisi from 1688, belonging to the Order of the Red Cross, is an exceptional work of a Burgundian architect, Jean Baptiste Mathey. Inconspicuous from outside, the church is in fact a very important part of the Old Town skyline.

In Baroque times, this building, inspired by contemporary Roman architecture, came across in Prague as a revelation and became a model for many contemporary architects. Interior decorations stand out for their sophistication, dominated by a fresco of the Last Judgement by the famous Prague Baroque painter Václav Vavřinec Reiner. 

How to get there:

• Accessibility by Prague public transport:
  Metro A (green line) - Staroměstská station
  tram - Staroměstská stop or Karlovy lázně stop
• Nearest car parking:
  OLD TOWN PARKING, Alšovo nábřeží 12, Prague 1