
Waldstein Summer
A summer cultural festival at Waldstein Palace offers concerts and performances in a historic setting.
Big Band Letohrad is an amateur swing orchestra from Letohrad in eastern Bohemia, originally formed as a pit ensemble for operettas and theatre productions, which gradually drew musicians from across the Ústí nad Orlicí district. Over its history the orchestra has rehearsed nearly 500 pieces and hosted notable guests including Felix Slováček and Anna Julie Slováčková. It performs annual spring swing evenings and pre-Christmas concerts across the Orlice region.
Big Band Letohrad performed at the City Ball in the House of Culture Letohrad on January 9, 2026.
At the spring swing concert on April 25, 2026 in the House of Culture Letohrad, singer Hana Holišová performed.
The orchestra performed on November 1, 2025 at the Swing Festival in Pardubicích in the Ideon hall.
In 2025, the orchestra performed on stages in Žamberku, Letohradě, Jablonném nad Orlicí and Králíkách accompanied by the string orchestra of Honzy Dostála and violinist Marek Balog.
At the spring concert in April 2024, singer Anna Julie Slováčková performed as a special guest.