Bedřich Smetana – The Greatest Hits

Name: Bedřich Smetana – The Greatest Hits
Start: 2026-05-30T21:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-30T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Medova vila

took place · 30 May 2026

Medova Villa, Humpolec

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Bedřích Smetana – The Greatest Hits takes place in Humpolec on Saturday, 30 May 2026 at 21:00 in Medova vila on Tyršovo náměstí. The concert features the most celebrated works of the Czech composer in classical arrangement. Medova vila is a functionalist building from 1933–1934, designed by architect Josef Gočár. The structure is characterized by clean horizontal lines, ribbon windows, and a smooth façade. This performance is one of nine Czech dates on the tour. Admission is 250 CZK.

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About the venue: Medova Villa

Medova Vila on Tyršovo náměstí is a functionalist building from 1933–1934, designed by architect Josef Gočár for entrepreneur Otakar Med as a combined family home and business headquarters. Its clean horizontal lines, ribbon windows, and smooth facade echo Gočár's work on Prague's Baba housing colony. The villa has been a listed cultural monument since 1958; the city of Humpolec purchased it in 2024. Since 2025 it has been open to the public through guided tours, lectures, workshops, and film screenings.

Tyršovo náměstí 800, 396 01 Humpolec Get directions

About: Bedřich Smetana

Smetana's music sits at the heart of Czech cultural identity - Vltava opens the Prague Spring festival every year on the anniversary of his death, and The Bartered Bride holds the record as the most-performed opera at Prague's National Theatre. He wrote the bulk of his greatest works after losing his hearing at fifty.

the most frequently performed opera of the National Theatre in Prague (The Bartered Bride)

133

number of performances of Má vlast at the Prague Spring (including repeats, as of 2025)

6.9M

viewership of the stream of three poems from Má vlast at the conclusion of the Year of Czech Music 2024

BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Award 2025 (recording of Má vlast, Czech Philharmonic / Bychkov)

What's new

2025-05
The Czech Philharmonic under the direction of Semyon Bychkov opened the 80th season of Prague Spring (May 12, 2025) with a traditional performance of Má vlast - Bychkov returned to the festival after 27 years.
2025-04
The recording of Má vlast (Czech Philharmonic / Bychkov, Pentatone) won the prestigious BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Award 2025, with the winner determined by public vote.
2024
The Year of Czech Music 2024 commemorated the 200th anniversary of Smetana's birth with extensive celebrations at home and abroad, including three concerts by the Czech Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Tracks

Má vlast (cyklus 6 symfonických básní)a masterpiece orchestral work, annually opens the Prague Spring; composed 1874-1879 in complete deafness

Vltavathe second poem from My Homeland, Smetana's most famous orchestral work in the world

Prodaná nevěstaa comic opera (1866-1870), the most frequently performed opera of the National Theatre in Prague

Smyčcový kvartet č. 1 e moll "Z mého života"an autobiographical chamber work (1876), unique in its personal program

Libušea festive opera, opened the National Theatre in Prague in 1881; fanfares sound upon the president's arrival

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