Czech Philharmonic

The official English profile of the first Czech orchestra

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It’s that time of year again when we do our best to convince you to attend our Open Air concert. ☀️ Well, here’s a rather convincing teaser from last year. Join us!

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Gustav Mahler died exactly 115 years ago, but his music is still very much alive – and beloved by audiences all over.

As it happens, the composer’s Ninth Symphony can now also be heard on our newly released Mahler box set... 🎶

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"Everything composed after The Rite of Spring has inevitably been influenced by Stravinsky," says Maestro Bychkov. And who would disagree?

It has been our great honour to perform this pivotal work during our European tour. And an even greater honour to bring it home this week.

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We’re pleased to announce that Huw Humphreys will join us in September as our new Artistic Director and General Manager.

"I can’t wait to immerse myself in the orchestra’s incredible sound world, in Prague’s culture and in Czech heritage," he says.

We look forward to it! 💙

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Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor is intimate, melancholic, and intimate in character. It gives voice to the pain and sorrow the composer was living with, yet still holds a gentle joy.

On tour, we played it with Sol Gabetta almost every evening – and we’d happily keep going.

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We're still on tour, still having a good time, wishing you a wonderful Sunday evening!

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Rehearsing with a view at Elbphilharmonie 🎶

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Solving a Rubik's cube requires a sharp mind and nimble fingers – making it the perfect task for a trumpet player.

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Elgar with Sol Gabetta, Carnival Overture, and The Rite of Spring are successfully behind us. A view of Hamburg’s HafenCity and a second concert is still ahead. We’re delighted with the first and looking forward to the second!

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We should approach music with open ears, says Sol
Gabetta. Her Elgar will open your ears wide – you’ll be
completely absorbed by it. 💙

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We've packed up our suitcases, crates, and instruments and headed out on another spring European tour. First stop: BOZAR in Brussels!

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Have you heard our complete Mahler collection, or just parts of it? If you haven't heard it at all, maybe it’s time to change that!

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9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… we're live! 🌟

From this moment on, you can listen to all nine Mahler symphonies performed by us under the baton of Semyon Bychkov. Let yourself be drawn into Mahler’s world at https://t.co/Len5bvd0X4

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We're celebrating our 130th anniversary! Thank you to everyone who listens to us at the Rudolfinum, through recordings, or on tour. With deepest respect, we remember all those without whom the orchestra would not be what it is today: all the musicians and their audiences. 💙

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Wynton Marsalis can boast nine Grammy Awards. And we can proudly boast that we're performing his violin concerto in its Czech premiere this week, alongside Cristian Măcelaru and Nicola Benedetti. 🎻

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We're on tour! And we had a great time playing in Vienna's Konzerthaus yesterday. 🎶

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Tonight at the Rudolfinum: Suk and Sibelius, conducted by Jakub Hrůša, with Augustin Hadelich on the violin.

Can’t make it? Watch the concert live at 7:30 PM on Mezzo https://t.co/FIEBmf57JO or Medici https://t.co/Cr0VeCk2f6

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We're going live! 🔴 Watch our stream of today's concert here: https://t.co/12pMy9AUx6
You will hear works by Josef Suk, Bryce Dessner and Benjamin Britten, conducted by Jakub Hrůša. 🎶 We start at 7:30 pm.

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Our Chief Conductor, Semyon Bychkov, will become Music Director of Opéra national de Paris in 2028. 💫
We warmly congratulate him and wish him all the joy and artistic fulfilment in his new role. 💙

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It is now 7:30 pm and exactly at this moment, 130
years ago, the very first concert of the Czech
Philharmonic began. ✨

Antonín Dvořák was both on the programme and on
the conductor's podium. And as the first notes
sounded under his baton, our story began. 💙