Czech Philharmonic New Year's Afternoon Concert

Let’s dance together into the New Year with charm and elegance!

For this season’s New Year’s Day concert led by Tomáš Netopil, the Czech Philharmonic returns to music of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries -  the “belle époque” -  when French music crossed the boundary of traditional aesthetics and thrilled listeners with beautiful melodies, grand Romanticism, and of course, Impressionism. 

Program:

• Camille Saint-Saëns
  Bacchanale from the opera Samson et Dalila, Op. 47
• Gabriel Fauré
  Sicilienne from the suite Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
• Eugène Ysaÿe
  Caprice d’après l’étude en forme de valse de Saint-Saëns, Op. 52
• Francis Poulenc
  Rondeau from the suite Les biches
• Camille Saint-Saëns
  Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
• Gabriel Fauré
  Pavane, Op. 50 
• Francis Poulenc
  Rag-mazurka from the suite Les biches
• Jules Massenet
  Meditation, symphonic intermezzo from the opera Thaïs
• Maurice Ravel
  La Valse

Performing: 

Josef Špaček - violin
Ivan Vokáč - cello

Tomáš Netopil conductor
Czech Philharmonic

Important:

• Dress code: elegant
• No intermission
• Please note that the price of the ticket includes service fee of 10%

Guided tours in Prague's opera houses

Rudolfinum - Dvořák Hall

Rudolfinum is the most famous concert building in Prague and the seat of the Czech Philharmonic

The main Dvořák Hall is considered as one of the most beautiful concert halls in Prague with excellent acoustics particularly suitable for symphonic and oratorial, as well as chamber music. There is also a magnificent organ in the Dvořák Hall. Festive atmosphere and great classical music and jazz concerts in Rudolfinum will not let you forget this exceptional venue.

How to get there:

• Accessibility by public transport:
  metro A (green line), Staroměstská stop
  tram - Staroměstská stop
• Nearest car parking:
  Parking Rudolfinum, Alšovo nábřeží 12, Prague 1

Please note:

Disabled entrance: on the left side entry door