Famous Ave Maria for soprano and violin

Date:	June 17, 2025 \| 19:00 (Tue)
Venue:	St. Francis Church - Charles Bridge
Duration:	60 minutes
Intermission:	No
Status:	Available
Reviews:	(1)

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Visit classical music concert at St. Francis of Assisi Church with the second oldest organ in Prague

Program:

Josef F. N. Seger | Toccata and Fugue C major
Johann Sebastian Bach | Bist du bei mir
Johann Sebastian Bach | Adagio G minor
Antonín Dvořák | Biblical songs
Johann Sebastian Bach | Prelude in D minor
Antonio Vivaldi | Domine Deus
Tomaso Albinoni | Adagio
Franz Schubert | Ave Maria
František Xaver Brixi | Prelude in C major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Ave verum corpus
Georg Friedrich Händel | Sonate in E major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Alleluja
John Stanley | Suite in D major
Georg Friedrich Händel | Süsse Stille, sanfte Quelle

Performing:

Eva Štruplová-Mirgová/Zuzana Koś Kopřivová – soprano
Filip Himmer – violin
Michelle Hradecká - 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 performing usually 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 music instrument, which has been recently sensibly repaired.

Important:

No assigned seating, seating on first come – first served basis
The soloists perform most of the concert from the front right balcony by the organ
The last two pieces will be performed on the ground floor in front of the pews
The church opens 20 minutes before the concert
Children under 10 years accompanied by 2 adults free of charge
No intermission
Dress code: casual
Program subject to change

Prague opera and ballet

Venue photo gallery

St. Francis Church - Charles Bridge

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

A monastery Baroque church next to Charles Bridge with 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 Burgundy architect Jean Baptiste Mathey. Inconspicuous from outside, the church is in fact very important part of the Old Town skyline.

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

St. Francis Church houses the second oldest organ in Prague played by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonín Dvořák and other famous musial personalities. Nowadays classical and organ concerts are held at St. Francis of Assisi church. Organ concerts at Knights of the Cross are drafted as one hour long coherent programmes.

Besides compositions of world known masters of Baroque and Classicism you can hear music of Czech authors. Popular dramaturgy (which is, however, artistically valuable) completes rich sound of organ and its combination with solo instruments or vocal, so listener is always surprised by new colours and sound variations. Usually three artists perform at the concerts – soloists of our prominent opera and orchestra ensembles, pedagogues of the Academy of Music and Prague conservatory.

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:
Rudolfinum Parking, Alšovo nábřeží 12, Prague 1

Overall rating:

David Purcell | May 13, 2023 | 19:00 (Sat)

First class performance