Czech Philharmonic ⬩ Opening Concerts

Name: Czech Philharmonic ⬩ Opening Concerts
Start: 2026-09-01T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-03T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Rudolfinum

Tue, 1 Sep 2026 — Thu, 3 Sep · 19:30

Rudolfinum, Prague

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The Czech Philharmonic opens its new season with traditional concerts at Rudolfinum.

About the venue: Rudolfinum

The Rudolfinum is a neo-Renaissance cultural monument on Alšovo nábřeží in Prague 1, built between 1876 and 1884 by architects Josef Zítek and Josef Schulz. Since 1992 it has been the home of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, whose main stages are Dvořák Hall and Suk Hall. The building also houses Galerie Rudolfinum, focused on contemporary art, and serves as the centre of the Prague Spring and Dvořák Praha festivals.

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

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

PrahaVídeňLondýnPařížAmsterdamBruggyTokioNagojaÓsakaJokohamaNiigataSoulTeguStockholmHelsinkiBad Kissingen

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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