August21 2025 (Thu)
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Organ Concert
Famous Prague organ from 1702
St. Francis Church - Charles Bridge
60 minutes | Classical Music | Available
| Date: | August 21, 2025 | 19:00 (Thu) |
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| Venue: | St. Francis Church - Charles Bridge |
| Duration: | 60 minutes |
| Intermission: | No |
| Status: | Available |
| Reviews: | (23) |
Group discount 10+ people
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Visit classical music concert at St. Francis of Assisi Church by the Charles Bridge with the second oldest organ in Prague
Thanks to unique dramaturgy and high artistic level these Prague classical concerts, offering an hour of beautiful classical music, are an unforgettable experience. Enjoy a rich sound of baroque organ together with solo instruments or vocal.
Program:
- Full program to be annouced
- W. A. Mozart, J. S. Bach, G. F. Händel, A. Dvořák, J. F. N. Seger and more
Performing:
2 soloists (vocal, trumpet, violin or flute) and 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 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
Venue photo gallery
St. Francis Church - Charles Bridge
| Address: | Křižovnické náměstí , Praha 1 |
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| 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
Jitka Dudková | January 03, 2025 | 19:00 (Fri)
Tibor Barabás | November 16, 2024 | 19:00 (Sat)
Wonderful surroundings, beautiful sounds. Both solits were excellent.
Chantal Fourey-Jones | June 05, 2024 | 19:00 (Wed)
This was a memorable treat. The venue is wonderful with excellent acoustics, a superb organ and the musical programme was varied and delightful. The soprano and the tenor sang in perfect harmony. Top quality entertainment for a reasonable price. Highly recommended.
Lynda Herbert | June 05, 2024 | 19:00 (Wed)
Both music and church absolutely stunning
Ronald Varga | May 18, 2024 | 19:00 (Sat)
We could not finish the concert because my wife had a medical emergency. Something in the church environment caused her a breathing problem, and we had to abruptly leave after only 3 or 4 of the pieces performed. An ambulance was called and she was taken to the hospital. Although we could not completely attend the concert, I wanted to commend the staff on how well they took care of my wife. They were kind and considerate, and handled the entire event professionally under difficult circumstances.
Monika Přikrylová | April 19, 2024 | 19:00 (Fri)
Vstřícný přístup, organizačně velmi dobře zvládnuté a kulturní zážitek vynikající.
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Vážená paní Přikrylová,
jsme moc rádi, že se Vám koncert v kostele sv. Františka líbil a děkujeme za Vaše milá slova.
Se srdečným pozdravem
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Michal Petraš | December 01, 2023 | 19:00 (Fri)
Skvělé prostředí, lahodný zvuk. Jen ty varhany mohly být hutnější, výraznější, dominantnější. Soprán není lahodíci mému uchu. Výběr skladeb mohl být lepší.
Stephen Cook | December 01, 2023 | 19:00 (Fri)
Lovely concert. All of the performers were excellent, and the material was well chosen. Bravo!
Andrew Bailey | October 26, 2023 | 19:00 (Thu)
Wonderful
Roy Levin | October 04, 2023 | 19:00 (Wed)
This program was a challenging one, combining soprano, trumpet and organ. In the pieces for organ and for trumpet with organ, the playing was convincing and enjoyable. In the pieces for soprano and organ, the accompaniment occasionally drowned out the soloist, and in the pieces with all three performers, the soprano was completely overwhelmed. It's extremely difficult to balance such performers in a live setting, and that balance was not achieved -- perhaps not achievable -- here. I give the soprano high marks for trying, but she had no chance against an un-muted trumpet combined with the organ. Were it not for this unfortunate choice of programming, my rating would be "very good".
Julien Lucion | September 13, 2023 | 19:00 (Wed)
Deirdre Carney | September 12, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)
This was a really beautiful concert. It was extremely well organised and great value for money, in my opinion. It was an inspiring and uplifting way to start our final evening in Prague.
Petr Jarosil | August 08, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)
Výborná organizace, krásný interiér i akustika, výborní účinkující. Jen program byl úplně jiný než byl uveden na webu, ale zážitek moc hezký.
Alex de Vries Robbe | July 13, 2023 | 19:00 (Thu)
Great concert, great seats. Well worth it.
Marta Rousková | June 27, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)
Příjemný repertoár dobře sestavený, vynikající výkon umělkyň. Koncert mě celkové potěšil, organizačně dobře zajištěn.
Mircea Dragomir | June 23, 2023 | 19:00 (Fri)
Jean Marc Cuendet | May 21, 2023 | 19:00 (Sun)
Quelle bonne surprise, à l'organiste se sont ajoutés une violoniste et une mezzo, trois interprètes d'excellente qualité. Merci !
Paula Berggren | April 11, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)
Fine organ and trumpeter in an historic church.
Anna Maris | January 02, 2020 | 19:00 (Thu)
John Mccabe | October 26, 2019 | 19:00 (Sat)
Quite disappointing. This is advertised as an organ concert, but is actually an organ, soprano and trumpet concert. The three organ solo pieces were excellent. The trumpet arias were OK, but the acoustics that work so well for organ simply don't work as well for brass. And the two instruments weren't always in tune. The soprano simply didn't have the gravitas for the venue. The organ and the church usually swallowed her voice entirely. It didn't help that she sang into her sheet music rather than out to the audience.
Ludwig Wiedemann | September 18, 2019 | 19:00 (Wed)
Es war ein sehr schönes Konzert in einer sehr schönen Barockkirche. Für das, was geboten wurde, war der Preis sehr günstig. Herzlichen Dank an die musizierenden Damen.
ALISON LOONEY | July 03, 2019 | 19:00 (Wed)
Great music and performers!