Prague Castle International Organ Festival in St. Vitus Cathedral

Date:	July 01, 2025 \| 19:00 (Tue)
Venue:	Prague Castle - St. Vitus Cathedral
Duration:	70 minutes
Intermission:	No
Status:	Available

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The prestigious Prague Castle International Organ Festival takes place in the historic St. Vitus Cathedral within Prague Castle

Program:

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude and Fugue D major
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Ouverture from „Music for the Royal Fireworks” (1748),
transcription: Ruben J. Sturm
Johann Sebastian Bach
Invention C major
Georg Friedrich Händel
A Voluntary on a Flight of Angels
Johann Bernhard Bach (1676-1749)
Ciaccona B flat major
Georg Friedrich Händel
Andante larghetto e staccato B flat major, from Organ concerto No.11 op.7
transcription: Martin Schmitz
Ruben Johannes Sturm (geb.1979)
Improvisation on themes by Bach and Händel

Performing:

Robert Sturm (Germany) - organ

About the festival:

International organ festival in St Vitus Cathedral on Prague Castle offers every summer a unique opportunity to hear romantic Mölzer organ, containing 4,500 pipes.

Enjoy the rich, romantic sound of the cathedral organ, played by foremost musicians. During the concerts, in addition to the listening experience, you can also look forward to the transmission of images from the choir directly from the organ.

Important:

No intermission
Dress code: casual / smart casual
No assigned seating. Seating on first come – first served basis.

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Prague Castle - St. Vitus Cathedral

Address:	Pražský hrad , Praha 1
Capacity:	700
Type:	Church
Winter heating:	Yes
Wheelchair access:	Yes

The magnificent St. Vitus Cathedral is situated in the Prague Castle complex

The cathedral was founded by the Emperor Charles IV in 1344 at the site of the former St. Vitus Basilica. While most European cathedrals were built within the city, the Cathedral of Prague grew up outside and far above the town, in the middle of the Prague Castle, which was not only the seat of rulers, but also kind of the sacred precinct with several churches.

From the beginning the cathedral was intended as a prominent feature of the Prague agglomeration. In addition, it was built with great artistic and mystical aspirations. St Vitus, St Wenceslas and St Adalbert Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Prague and the sacred place where the saints, Bohemian kings, princes and Holy Roman emperors are buried - i.e. St. Wenceslas, patron saint of the country, is buried in the Cathedral in St. Wenceslas Chapel, a masterpiece of Gothic art.

Above the chapel is situated chamber guarding the crown jewels of Bohemian kings. The coronations of the kings of Bohemia were held in the Cathedral until 1836. The first architect Matthias of Arras, who was called by Charles IV from Avignon, mediated the model of the French cathedral architecture. Matthias´s successor, genius Petr Parléř, gived to the cathedral and its sculptural decoration features of artistic excellence.

After the death of Charles IV the building was suspended and the cathedral remained a torso. The construction was not completed until the beginning of the 20th century, when the western part was completed and decorated by leading artists of the era (V. Sucharda, A. Mucha etc.). The St. Vitus Cathedral is an excellent example of Gothic architecture and masterpiece of art.

How to get there:

Accessibility by Prague public transport:
metro A (green line) - Malostranská station
tram - Malostranská stop or Pražský hrad stop
Nearest car parking:
Malostranské náměstí

Prague Castle International Organ Festival in St. Vitus Cathedral - First Organ Evening