October11 2026 (Sun)
7:30 PM

The Legacy of Alexander Kastalsky (1856–1926)

Russian sacred choral music

Church of St Katherine of Alexandria

60 minutes | Classical Music | Available

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The Legacy of Alexander Kastalsky (1856–1926)
Date: October 11, 2026 | 19:30 (Sun)
Venue: Church of St Katherine of Alexandria
Duration: 60 minutes
Intermission: No
Status: Available
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The sacred choral legacy of Alexander D. Kastalsky

A concert marking a double anniversary of the prominent composer, whose work fundamentally shaped the development of Russian sacred choral music, influencing major figures such as Sergei Rachmaninoff and Pavel Chesnokov.

Program:

  • Alexander D. Kastalsky | Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom for female voices (selections), psalms for male choir, and other works
  • The program will be complemented by authentic early Russian chants used by Kastalsky in his compositions, performed by soloist Hasan El-Dunia

Performing:

Hasan El-Dunia - tenor
Akordum (female voices), conductor - Ondřej Kunovský
Láska Opravdivá (male voices), conductor - Jan Špaček

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

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