October21 2026 (Wed)
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
Spasi Bože… A tribute to Miroslav Košler - Orthodox sacred chants
P. Chesnokov, P. I. Tchaikovsky, S. Rachmaninoff
Ss.Cyril and Methodius Cathedral
60 minutes | Classical Music | Available
| Date: | October 21, 2026 | 19:30 (Wed) |
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| Venue: | Ss.Cyril and Methodius Cathedral |
| Duration: | 60 minutes |
| Intermission: | No |
| Status: | Available |
Group discount 10+ people
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Sacred chants of the Russian masters – a tribute to Czech chorus master Miroslav Košler
It is a little-known fact that Miroslav Košler, a prominent Czech chorus master, had a strong relationship with Orthodox music. This is evident from his numerous arrangements of Orthodox music (e.g., his CD Spasi Bože) and also from his teaching career. He was notably the first to teach the craft of conducting Orthodox Music to the Greek choir conductors Solon Kladas and Marios Christou, the director of the Archaion Kallos festival. This concert will present works which M. Košler loved, conducted and arranged, rendered by his students and colleagues.
Program:
- Orthodox sacred chants by P. Chesnokov, P. I. Tchaikovsky, S. Rachmaninoff, A. A. Arkhangelsky, and original choral arrangements by M. Košler
Performing:
Prague Mixed Choir, conductor: Jan Steyer
VUS UK – Charles University Choir in Prague, conductor: Filip Dvořák
Chamber Choir of the Prague Conservatory, conductor: Miriam Němcová
About the Archaion Kallos festival:
Once again, the Philokallia association invites you to the Archaion Kallos International Festival of Orthodox Music. Do not miss this beautiful spiritual and musical experience. In its literal sense, the Greek expression “archaion kallos” means “ancient beauty,” but in the vocabulary of the Holy Fathers of the Eastern Christian Church, “archaion kallos” speaks of a certain archetype, an “original beauty,” that is to say, the beauty which man beheld in Paradise and which he experienced after Creation. The Philokallia Association (philokallia, a word of Greek origin meaning “love of the beautiful”) gave this name to the first and only festival of Orthodox music in Prague because the association perceives every act in sacred music, whether of composition or interpretation, as a kind of conscious or unconscious search for this pristine beauty, the Archaion Kallos.
The festival is held under the auspices of
the Minister of Culture, Oto Klempíř,
the Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic, H.E. Mr. Dinos Konstantinou,
the Mayor of the Prague 2 Municipal District, Jan Korseska
Important:
- No intermission
- Dress code: casual
- Program subject to change
