Dvořák Festival: Trumpet Legend

Name: Dvořák Festival: Trumpet Legend
Start: 2026-08-16T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Poutní kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 · 18:00

Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Králíky · from 150 Kč · ≈ 6 €

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Dvořák Festival: Trumpet Legend — Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Králíky

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A concert as part of the Dvořák Festival featuring trumpeter Miroslav Kejmar and organist Přemysl Kšica.

Program:
G. F. Händel – Gloria in excelsis Deo
J. S. Bach – Sinfonia from Cantata "Wir danken dir Gott"
G. F. Händel – Voluntary
J. S. Bach – Trio in D minor
A. Corelli – Concerto in F major (Prelude, Sarabande, Gavotte)
J. S. Bach – Chorale arrangement "Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam"
T. Albinoni – Adagio in G minor
J. S. Bach – Trio Sonata in G major, I. movement Vivace
G. F. Händel – Largo from the opera Xerxes
J. S. Bach – Chorale arrangement "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir" BWV 686
F. Schubert – Ave Maria
J. S. Bach – Chorale Prelude "Dies sind die heiligen zehn Gebot"
A. Dvořák – song "When my old mother"
Přemysl Kšica – Improvisation
A. Vivaldi – Concerto in B-flat major (Adagio, Allegro)

About the venue: Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary

The early Baroque pilgrimage church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was built in 1695-1700 at the initiative of Tobias Jan Becker, a native of Králíky who later became Bishop of Hradec Králové. The three-nave basilica with a twin-towered façade stands on Hora Matky Boží (Mother of God Hill), about 1.5 km from Králíky, and serves as the main pilgrimage site of the Diocese of Hradec Králové. After a lightning fire in 1846 destroyed the original furnishings, the interior was refitted in neo-Renaissance style between 1883 and 1907. The entire complex was declared a national cultural monument in 2018.

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About: Miroslav Kejmar

A cornerstone of Czech orchestral life for over three decades, Kejmar shaped the sound of the Czech Philharmonic's brass section and left a lasting mark on the recorded baroque trumpet repertoire - and he is still performing today.

30+

recorded CDs (Supraphon, Pony Canyon, Ultraphon, etc.)

years in the Czech Philharmonic (1970-2008)

10+

years of collaboration with the ensemble Ten of the Best

awards for recordings (Supraphon Gold Record 1996, ČHF Award 1984, Harmonie Award 1996)

What's new

2026-06
Kejmar performs repeatedly in June 2026 at the Spanish Synagogue in Prague.
2026
Kejmar is listed among the performers of the jubilee 70th Dvořák Festival.
2026-12
A concert by Kejmar at the Spanish Synagogue in Prague is announced for December 2026.

Tour

Praha

Tracks

Magical Baroque Trumpetflagship series of three CDs with Baroque repertoire (Bach, Telemann, Vivaldi, etc.), released in the 1990s

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (J. S. Bach)iconic recording with Suk's chamber orchestra and Josef Suk

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 - solo (3rd movement)famous solo on violin from recordings of the Czech Philharmonic under Václav Neumann

Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat majorsolo performance with the Czech Philharmonic under Aldo Ceccato

Ceremony of TrumpetsCD with Prague Trumpeters - Telemann, Stölzel, Schein, etc.

About: Přemysl Kšica

Přemysl Kšica is a Czech organist born in Prague in 1981. He studied at the Prague Conservatory, the Academy of Performing Arts (AMU), and the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart, with a particular focus on organ improvisation. Since 2013 he has served as the house organist at St. Nicholas Church in Malá Strana, and he also teaches at the Teplice Conservatory. His competition prizes include second place at the International Organ Competition of Petr Eben in Opava (2010).

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