Gala Evening

Name: Gala Evening
Start: 2026-08-07T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-07T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Budova Skleníku ve Slunečních lázních

took place · 7 Aug 2026

Greenhouse Building in Sunny Baths, Luhačovice

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The gala evening of the 30th graduation of Václav Hudeček's Academy takes place on Friday, 7 August 2026 in the Greenhouse building at Slunečné Lázně in Luhačovice. This is one of five Czech dates for Václav Hudeček in 2026–2027. The opening part is dedicated to the ceremonial presentation of awards to the Academy's most successful graduates, presented by Václav Hudeček and his guests. The second part features the Clarinet Quartet Cantarina Clarinete. Tickets are available from 390 CZK.

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About the venue: Greenhouse Building in Sunny Baths

The Skleník (Greenhouse) building is part of the Sluneční lázně complex in Luhačovice - the renamed former Slatinné lázně from 1910, designed by local builders in Jurkovič's style. After the 2021-2024 renovation, the central section was transformed into a two-storey open hall used for cultural and social events. The side wings with roof skylights serve in winter as storage for palms from the spa park. The building is included in guided tours of the entire Jurkovič complex, which reopened in May 2024.

Leoše Janáčka 97, 763 26 Luhačovice Get directions

About: Václav Hudeček

One of the longest-active Czech soloists on the world stage, Václav Hudeček has played with the Berliner Philharmoniker, at Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House since his 1967 London debut. As founder of the Luhačovice Academy and the Svátky hudby festival in Prague, he has shaped Czech violin culture for decades.

best-selling classical music recording in the Czech Republic after 1989 (Vivaldi: Le Quattro Stagioni, 1992)

editions of the Václava Hudečka Academy in Luhačovice (until 2025)

gold records for recordings (+ 1 platinum for The Four Seasons)

Tour

PrahaLuhačoviceChrudimPlzeňKostelec nad OrlicíBohumínTřebíčValašské MeziříčíBenešov nad Černou

Tracks

Vivaldi: Le Quattro StagioniBest-selling classical music recording in the Czech Republic after 1989, gold and platinum record; conductor Pavel Kogan (1992)

Brahms: Houslový koncert d mollKey repertoire item, repeatedly performed on world stages

Janáček: Houslová sonátaRepresentative of Hudeček's interest in 20th-century Czech music

Paganini: Capriccio č. 13Virtuosic composition regularly included in recital programs

Bach / Händel: barokní programRepertoire performed with the ensemble Barocco sempre giovane on tours and festivals

About: Cantarina Clarinete

Four Prague clarinettists who play and sing at once - hence 'singing clarinets'. Their programmes mix baroque pieces with jazz and film themes, all in arrangements tailored to the quartet.

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What's new

2025-12
Cantarina Clarinete performed on December 20, 2025 at the Antonín Dvořák Memorial in Vysoká u Příbrami as part of an advent concert series.
2025-10
The quartet has announced on its website a performance in the German town of Neunburg vorm Wald for October 2025.
2024-06
In June 2024, the quartet performed at the town hall in the German town of Marienberg.

Tracks

Astor Piazzolla - Libertangoone of the most popular quartet performances on YouTube

Leonard Cohen - Hallelujahvocal-clarinet arrangement, published 2020

Darius Milhaud - Scaramoucheclassical original in the arrangement by Zdeněk Novák, recorded live at HAMU 2020

Henri Tomasi - Trois Divertissementslive recording from HAMU 2019

Adam Václav Michna - Vánoční roztomilostbaroque Christmas composition in the arrangement by Věra Kestřánková, 2022

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