Czech Philharmonic open air concert - free entry

The Czech Philharmonic closes the season in the iconic setting of Hradčany Square by the Prague Castle

The Czech Philharmonic loves closing the season outdoors, playing for a truly wide audience. Their Open Air concert offers both – and takes place in the iconic setting by the Prague Castle. During the evening, the Jiří Bělohlávek Prize will be awarded to an outstanding Czech artist under 30. Full details on the programme and performers will be announced later in the season.

Program: 

• Alfred Newman
  20th Century Fox Fanfare
• Erich Wolfgang Korngold (arr. Patrick Russ)
  The Sea Hawk – Suite and overture from the film The Sea Hawk
• Antonín Dvořák
  2nd movement – Largo, from the Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”
• George Gershwin
  1st movement from the Piano concerto in F major
• Leonard Bernstein
  Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Performing:

Marek Kozák piano
Marek Eben host

Alain Altinoglu conductor
Czech Philharmonic

Important: 

• No ticket needed

Famous musicals in Prague

Hradcany Square

The picturesque square surrounded by Baroque palaces is one of the main routes towards Prague Castle

Among the most notable buildings are the Schwarzenberg Palace and the Sternberg Palace, both part of the National Gallery (collections of Baroque and Renaissance art). The Archiepiscopal Palace and the Tuscan Palace, both works of the 17th century French architect Jean-Baptiste Mathey, are distinguished by their ornate facades. On Hradčany Square, you will also find the Carmelite Convent, which is sometimes open to the public, and whose garden offers an incomparable view of Prague.

How to get there:

• Accessibility by public transport:
  tram - Pohořelec stop (then descent approx. 300 m towards the Prague Castle)
  tram - Malostranská stop
  (from Malostranská tram stop walk up the narrow staircase to the Prague castle through the back entrance, walk through the Prague Castle area and come out of the main entrance to the Castle.)
  metro A (green line) - Malostranská station
• Nearest car parking:
  Hradčany Square, paid parking