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International Festival of Advent & Christmas Music. Courtesy of OR-FEA

International Festival of Advent & Christmas Music

27 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)

Prague's International Festival of Advent & Christmas Music sees more than 60 choirs performing a series of concerts. It also bestows the Petr Eben Prize on the group who best performs a work…

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The sumptuous interior of Prague State Opera. Courtesy of Czech Tourism

Prague Winter Festival

2 - 7 Jan 2010 (annual)

Prague Winter Festival brings a varied programme of classical music, opera and ballet performances to this romantic city. It is held in Prague's finest theatres and concert halls, such as the…

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International Festival of Wind Orchestras

8 - 9 Jan 2010 (annual)

Prague welcomes the new year with the International Festival of Wind Orchestras, an annual competition organised by OR-FEA for amateur orchestras from around the world. Orchestra types can…

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Musica Sacra Prague Choir Competition logo, Prague. Courtesy of Musica Sacra Prague Choir Competition

Musica Sacra Prague Choir Competition

15 - 18 Apr 2010 (annual)

Part of the Musica Sacra Prague summer festival, international choirs hold competitive performances in the capital's churches and National House of Vinohrady. Choirs must perform sacred pieces…

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The sumptuous interior of Prague State Opera. Courtesy of Czech Tourism

Prague Spring International Music Festival

12 May - 4 Jun 2010 (annual)

This springtime music festival brings the world's best orchestras to Prague's State Opera House. Honouring Bedrich Smetana, father of Czech music, it opens on the anniversary of his death with…

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Sheet music. Photo by Bree Hogg  © Whatsonwhen

Ameropa

Jul - Aug 2010 (annual)

Instrumentalists of a range of abilities come together on piano, strings, woodwinds, horn and marimba at Prague's annual summer Ameropa festival. Since 1994, the event has presented concerts…

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An Evening in Venice, Le Poème Harmonique. Courtesy of Summer Festivities of Early Music

Summer Festivities of Early Music

Jul - Aug 2010 (annual)

Music performances by leading international artists, many of which are world premieres, take on a baroque tone at Prague's Summer Festivities of Early Music. In the unique settings of Bohemian…

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The French Horn. Courtesy G Leblanc Corp

Prague Horn Festival

Aug 2010 (annual)

A magnificent instrument, the French horn was praised by Mozart, who had a special affinity with it. The Prague Horn Festival is celebrated annually in the Bohemian capital, offering visitors…

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Giuseppe Verdi's <i>La Traviata</i>. © State Opera Prague, František Ortmann

Festival of Italian Operas

Aug - Sep 2010 (annual)

Prague's Festival of Italian Operas was originally called the Verdi Festival and entirely dedicated to the works of the giant of 19th-century Italian opera. Today the festival at the State…

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Dvorak's Prague Festival logo. Picture courtesy of the festival website.

Dvorak's Prague Festival

Aug - Sep 2010 (annual)

The annual Dvorak's Prague Festival organises a series of concerts at Rudolfinum Concert Hall to honour Czech composer Antonín Dvorak. His music is celebrated alongside that of other…

The French Horn. Courtesy G Leblanc Corp

International Brass Band Festival

Sep 2010 (annual)

This international festival of brass band music takes place in Vejvoda's birthplace, Zbraslav, a suburb of Prague. It was started in 1998 by the music publisher Zbraslav Cultural Association…

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Villa Bertramka, Prague. Courtesy of Czech Tourism

Mozartiana Iuventus

Sep 2010 (annual)

Villa Bertramka, or the Mozart Museum, was once owned by composer Frantisek Xaver Dusek and regularly visited by his Austrian friend, Mozart. Today it hosts the Mozartiana Iuventus classical…

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Prague Autumn Festival

Sep - Oct 2010 (annual)

The Prague Autumn Festival ends the string of major European summer festivals with a series of classical concerts by leading international orchestras and soloists. Although younger than its…

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Strings of Autumn Festival

Sep - Nov 2010 (annual)

Classical, jazz, world music and other genres cross over during the Strings of Autumn Festival. Guests can hear modern and authentic interpretations of traditional styles at concert halls…

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The Baroque Chapel of Mirrors at Klementinum, Prague. Courtesy of Czech Tourism

Klementinum

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Once the centre of Prague's Jesuit activities, the Klementinum was continually expanded and completed in 1726. Here Mozart performed in the Baroque Chapel of Mirrors, where classical music…


Highlights

International Festival of Advent & Christmas Music

Prague

27 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)

Prague Winter Festival

Prague

2 - 7 Jan 2010 (annual)

Musica Sacra Prague Choir Competition

Prague

15 - 18 Apr 2010 (annual)