Opening the Springs: 300 Years of the Vojtěška Pavilion

A festive programme celebrating the 300th anniversary of the completion of the Baroque Vojtěška Pavilion (1723–1726) takes place on the last day of May in the grounds of Břevnov Monastery. The pavilion, preserved in its original form to this day, stands directly above the spring of St. Vojtěch – a place where spiritual tradition has intertwined with folk rituals for centuries.

Programme:
- folk songs on the theme of water
- Jiří Teml: Six Songs from the Spring
- Bohuslav Martinů: Opening the Springs

Performers:
- members of the NeoKlasik Orchestra, Václav Dlask / conductor
- Andrea Čančarová Houfková / choir director
- Zuzana Celerýnová / cello, choir director
- Martin Bárta / baritone
- Petr Pěknic / reciter and actor

Following the concert, visitors will have the opportunity to taste the anniversary beer Vojtěška 300 in the local granary, brewed for this occasion by the Břevnov Monastery Brewery of St. Vojtěch.

Sponsors: City of Prague, State Fund for Culture, Prague 6 District, OSA, Foundation for the Life of Artists, Klasikaplus, Břevnov Monastery Brewery of St. Vojtěch.