Czech Philharmonic • Madrid

Name: Czech Philharmonic • Madrid
Start: 2026-11-12T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-12T22:30:00+01:00
Location: Česká filharmonie

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 · 19:30

Czech Philharmonic, Prague

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Works by Smetana, Strauss and Rachmaninov will be performed. Featuring pianist Mao Fujita and conductor Semjon Byčkov (music director).

About the venue: Czech Philharmonic

The Czech Philharmonic is the country's leading symphony orchestra, based at the Rudolfinum on Alšovo nábřeží in Prague. It was founded in 1894 and gave its first concert on 4 January 1896, conducted by Antonín Dvořák. The orchestra is a state-funded institution under the Ministry of Culture, currently led by chief conductor Semyon Bychkov; Jakub Hrůša takes over from the 2028/2029 season.

Alšovo nábřeží 79/12, 110 00 Praha 1 Get directions

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Mao Fujita

About: Česká filharmonie

One of the world's oldest and most celebrated orchestras, at home in Prague's Rudolfinum since 1896. Under chief conductor Semyon Bychkov, it collects international awards and performs regularly on the most prestigious stages, from Carnegie Hall to Tokyo's Suntory Hall.

150000

estimated attendance for the 2025/2026 season

58K

followers on Facebook

10+

Grand Prix du Disque de l'Académie Charles Cros awards

373

concerts performed in Japan (total)

What's new

2026-04
The Czech Philharmonic will enter its 131st season (2026/2027) under the direction of Semyon Bychkov with more than 20 international concerts and resident artist Janine Jansen.
2025-06
The Czech Philharmonic announced that from the 2028/2029 season, Jakub Hrůša will become its new chief conductor and music director, succeeding Semyon Bychkov after his tenth season.
2025
The recording of Smetana's Má vlast with Bychkov, released in March 2024 on Pentatone, won the BBC Music Magazine 2025 Orchestral Award.

Tour

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Tracks

Smetana: Má vlastrecording with Byčkov (Pentatone, 2024) - BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Award 2025, released for the 200th anniversary of Smetana's birth

Mahler: Symfonie č. 1-9 (cyklus)ongoing recording cycle with Byčkov for Pentatone, complete box set to be released in spring 2026

Čajkovskij: Symfonie (komplet)7CD box set recorded with Byčkov for Decca Classics (2019), key project of the Byčkov era

Dvořák: Symfonie č. 7, 8, 9recording for Pentatone (2024) as part of the Year of Czech Music, part of a tour concluded with three concerts at Carnegie Hall

Dvořák / Martinů / Klein: písně (Magdalena Kožená, Simon Rattle)album released by Pentatone in June 2024, awarded by Gramophone magazine

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