Advent Concert

Date:	December 17, 2026 | 19:00 (Thu)
Venue:	St. Francis Church - Charles Bridge
Duration:	60 minutes
Intermission:	No
Status:	Available

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Visit St. Francis Church, situated on the Charles Bridge. Program: famous Ave Maria and Christmas songs

Hear the organ of St. Francis of Assisi Church - 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 recently been repaired.

Program:

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

• Josef F. Norbert 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 | Preludium in d
• Johann Sebastian Bach | Wir denken dir, Herr Jesu Christ
• Antonio Vivaldi | Domine Deus
• Tomaso Albinoni | Adagio
• Franz Schubert | Ave Maria
• František Xaver Brixi | Preludium in C
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Ave verum corpus
• Georg Friedrich Händel | Sonata in E
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Alleluja
• John Stanley | Suite in D
• Georg Friedrich Händel | Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle

Soloists:

Olga Koblížková / Zuzana Koś Kopřivová – soprano
Filip Himmer – violin
Michelle Hradecká – organ

Our tip:

Listen to festive fanfares, 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 usually perform 30 minutes before the beginning of the concert. 

Important:

• No intermission
• 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
• Up to 3 children under 10 years old with one adult free of charge
• Dress code: casual

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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