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Date:	July 23, 2019 \| 19:00 (Tue)
Venue:	St. Vitus Cathedral - Prague Castle
Duration:	70 minutes
Status:	Not available
Reviews:	(2)

Group discount 10+ people

Breathtaking atmosphere of St. Vitus Cathedral will be enhanced by the strong 4 500 pipes Molzer organ

Visit the Prague Castle area in the evening and get your tickets for the 9th edition of an international organ festival taking place in the magnificent St. Vitus Cathedral.

Program:

Max Reger (1873 - 1916)
Prelude op. 59, No. 1
Pastorale op. 59, No. 2
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 - 1707)
Komm, Heiliger Geist BuxWV 200
Max Reger (1873 - 1916)
Intermezzo op. 59, No. 3
Canon op. 59, No. 4
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Leipziger Chorale
Fantasia super: Komm, heiliger Geist, Herr Gott BWV 651
Fugue in C minor BWV 546
Max Reger (1873 - 1916)
Komm, komm du Geist des Lebens op. 67, No. 22
Marie Zahrádková (*1987)
Improvisation on theme Fiery languages
Jan Jirásek (*1955)
Symbiosis
Jürgen Essl (*1961)
Reple corda
Max Reger (1873 - 1916)
Toccata op.59, No. 5
Fugue op.59, No. 6

Organist:

Marie Zahrádková

She studied organ and piano at the Music Conservatory in České Budějovice (Budweis) and continued her studies at the Academy of the Performing Arts in Prague with Jaroslav Tůma. She is doing her postgradual studies in Konzertexamen at Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart – organ with prof. Jürgen Essla and 2nd main specialization harpsichord with prof. Jörg Halubka (since 2014). She won the 1st prices at the International Organ Competition Joseph-Gabler Orgelwettbewerb (2012) and at the Improvisation Competition Lions Club Musik-Wettbewerb (2014) in Stuttgart.

She gained Honorable Mention at the International Prague Spring Festival. She won the 1st prize at the competition of Bohuslav Martinů Foundation for the best performance of the works by Bohuslav Martinů in 2016 (harpsichord). She has participated at many interpretation courses. She has regularly concerts in the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy and France. She also improvises to films and cooperates with such orchestras as FOK, BERG, Concertem Köln and SWR2.

She worked as an organist in 4 churches in Stuttgart, cooperated with many choirs and dealt with Gregorian chant in České Budějovice for 5 years. She is an organist at Svatá Hora (since 2017) and also works as an organ teacher at the Music Conservatory in České Budějovice.

About festival:

The Molzer organ, containing 4,500 pipes, offers the listener a rich, romantic sound. Since the St. Vitus Cathedral is used only for liturgical and touristic purposes, this festival is a unique opportunity to hear the full capacity of this instrument.

The festival consists of 4 festival evenings - each of them starting at 7pm.

Important:

We recommend to arrive 40 minutes before the concert because of the security check within the Prague Castle area!
The concerts have no intermission.
Dress code: casual / smart casual

Visit Prague Castle area with a guided tour.

St. Vitus Cathedral - Prague Castle

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

Venue photo gallery

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:

Walking distance from Via Musica shop on Old Town Square:
60 min, we suggest to use public transport
Accessibility by Prague public transport:
metro A (green line) - Malostranská station
tram 2, 12, 15, 18, 20, 22, 23 - Malostranská stop or
tram 22, 23 - Pražský hrad stop
Nearest car parking:
Malostranské náměstí

Please note:

We recommend to arrive 40 minutes before the concert because of the security check-in spots within the Prague Castle area.

Overall rating:

Prague Castle Organ Concert - St. Vitus Cathedral