The 19th annual Dvořák Prague Festival offers a programme that combines the tradition of Antonn Dvořák with an international outlook and the energy of the finest contemporary performers from across the globe.
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Next year the festival will be held from 5 to 23 September.
Mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená and conductor Sir Simon Rattle have become laureates of the 2025 Antonín Dvořák Award. Both artists have actively promoted Czech classical music on international stages.
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Antonín Dvořák's concert tour before his departure to America is the subject of a monograph by Ondřej Šupka.
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16. 5. 2026
Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola
Dvořák Prague Festival
Antonín Dvořák lived in many parts of Prague’s Old and New Towns. It was here that he married, had his children baptised, played in the orchestra of the Provisional Theatre and conducted the first concert of the Czech Philharmonic at the Rudolfinum. Dvořák’s life was interwoven with Prague in countless personal and artistic ways. American musicologist David Beveridge will serve as a knowledgeable guide as we follow Dvořák’s footsteps through Prague.
5. 9. 2026
Rudolfinum, Dvořák Hall
Dvořák Prague Festival
Filarmonica della Scala
Riccardo Chaillyconductor
Julia Hagencello
Filarmonica della Scala
Riccardo Chaillyconductor
Julia Hagencello
Antonín Dvořák: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, “From the New World”
6. 9. 2026
Rudolfinum, Dvořák Hall
Dvořák Prague Festival
Filarmonica della Scala
Riccardo Chaillyconductor
Julia Hagencello
Filarmonica della Scala
Riccardo Chaillyconductor
Julia Hagencello
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 40
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
The life and works of the composer Antonín Dvořák are our inexhaustible source of inspiration. He was not only an ingenious composer, but also an important teacher and philanthropist who devoted a large part of his life to passing on his experiences and to supporting young, talented musicians. It is our mission and goal to follow in his footsteps. Come along with us on Dvořák’s path to new worlds, and your reward will be a number of attractive benefits.
Your financial gifts will help us keep the festival’s programmes at a world-class level of quality. You will also help by supporting the rising generations of talented artists and educational programmes for gifted young musicians.
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27.3.2026
Jan Simon, director of the Dvořák Prague International Music Festival, has been elected president of the Czech Association of Music Festivals (AHF ČR). He is assuming the position at a time when the cultural sector is struggling with uncertainty about public funding contributions to festivals.
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20. 10. 2022
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30. 11. 2021
Founded in 2002, the goal of the Academy of Classical Music is to promote and popularise Czech music in the Czech Republic and abroad. Inspired by the legacy of the life and works of the composer Antonín Dvořák, the organisation is gradually expanding the range of its activities, encompassing the dissemination of cultural values, the development of culture in all areas, and last but not least, educating and supporting young artists, novice musicians, and young people with an interest in culture.
Since 2008, the Academy of Classical Music has been presenting the Dvořák Prague International Music Festival, and since 2009 it has been awarding the Antonín Dvořák Prize. Beginning in 2020 it is a co-presenter of the Antonín Dvořák International Radio Competition for Young Musicians Concertino Praga.
Antonín Dvořák
