During the spring tour, the orchestra will visit some of Europe's most famous halls, including the Musikverein in Vienna and the Philharmonie in Paris. In May, it will join the Prague Spring Festival, as is traditional, and will also make a short visit to Hannover and Baden Baden. In the summer, he will perform at two other permanent venues, Smetana Litomyšl festival and the spa town of Bad Kissingen.
The Czech Philharmonic’s spring 2025 tour of Europe will include residencies at Vienna’s Musikverein, London’s Barbican and Philharmonie de Paris. Alongside performances at these three important venues, the orchestra will also perform at the Concertgebouws in Amsterdam and Bruges.
The year was 1946, and the very first Prague Spring international festival of classical music was taking place in Prague. The world-famous conductor Rafael Kubelík took the initiative in establishing the festival, and Dr. Edvard Beneš served as the festival patron, establishing a tradition that continues to this day.
In Hannover and Baden-Baden, the Czech Philharmonic presents one of the most important works in Czech cultural history: Smetana’s Má vlast. Its recent recording on PENTATONE of this extraordinary composition with Chief Conductor Semyon Bychkov has received international praise since its release in March 2024.
The Smetana Litomyšl Festival is the second oldest music festival in the Czech Republic and one of the largest regularly scheduled classical music festivals in the Czech Republic. The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra will open the 66th year with a celebratory concert under the baton of conductor Jakub Hrůša.
In recent years, the Czech Philharmonic has regularly visited Bad Kissingen and 2025 is no different. With Tomáš Netopil conducting, soloists Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Alisa Weilerstein join.
