AKS - Academic Chamber Soloists

Variations on Genius: Beethoven, Rachmaninov and Voříšek at Lichtenstein Palace

Program:

• L. van Beethoven | Coriolanus
• S. Rachmaninov | Variations on a Theme by Paganini for piano and orchestra
  Soloist: Anna Knoulichová – piano
• J. V. H. Voříšek | Symphony in D major

Performing:

AKS – Academic Chamber Soloists 
Anna Knoulichová – piano
Matyáš Novák, Patrik Buchta – conductors

About AKS:

A chamber orchestra comprising students of instrumental disciplines at the Faculty of Music and Dance of the Academy of Performing Arts (HAMU) in Prague. Their first performance was in 2000.      

Important: 

• No assigned seating. Seating on a first–come, first–served basis. 
• 15 min. intermission
• Dress code: casual 
• Program subject to change 

Concerts in the Smetana Hall - Municipal House 

Liechtenstein Palace (Malostranské sq.) - Bohuslav Martinů Hall

The impressive Liechtenstein Palace: the seat of the Prague Academy of Music and a favourite concert venue

The Liechtenstein Palace was built on the grounds of five city houses in 1591 and rebuilt in the Classical style in the 18th century. The princely family of Liechtenstein gradually lost interest in the Palace and sold it to the Earl of Ledebour. Later on, the Palace housed many different institutions, until finally in the 1980s it was acquired by the Academy of Musical Arts. 

It was beautifully reconstructed and adjusted for the purposes of the Academy. Nowadays, the Liechtenstein Palace is literally full of music! The Liechtenstein Palace is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

How to get there:

• Accessibility by public transport:
  tram -  Malostranské náměstí stop
• Nearest car parking:
  Malostranské Square (upper part)

Important: 

Look for the Lichtenstein Palace opposite St. Nicholas Church in Malostranské náměstí (Lesser Town Square).