Ondřej Havelka and his Melody Makers

Name: Ondřej Havelka and his Melody Makers
Start: 2026-12-09T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-12-09T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Kulturní dům - Městský klub

Wed, 9 Dec 2026 · 19:00

Kulturní dům - Městský klub, Šternberk

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Ondřej Havelka and his Melody Makers perform in Šternberk on Wednesday, 9 December 2026 at the Kulturní dům - Městský klub on Masarykova Street. This is one of six Czech dates on their tour. The swing show features the finest Czech songs from First Republic film comedies alongside American hits. The Kulturní dům serves as Šternberk's main cultural venue, hosting theatre productions, film screenings, and other events. The concert begins at 7 p.m.

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About the venue: Kulturní dům - Městský klub

The Městský klub - Kulturní dům is Šternberk's main cultural venue, run by the city-funded organisation Městská kulturní zařízení. It hosts theatre performances, film screenings, art exhibitions and educational courses. The same organisation also runs the town library and the Expozice času museum. It was established by a city council resolution in June 2001.

Masarykova 307/20, 785 01 Šternberk Get directions

About: Ondřej Havelka

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8 300+

Facebook follower

1995-present

years active with Melody Makers

What's new

2025-10
In October 2025, Havelka appeared in the program Všechnopárty on Czech Television, where he spoke about his departure from the theater.
2025-12
Two major concerts of the show SWING! SWING! SWING! are announced for December 2025 - December 8 at the Olomouc Reduta and December 14 at the Grand Hall of Lucerna in Prague.
2025-03
In March 2025, Melody Makers launched a tour with a new program Šecky pecky synkopicky (tak jak dycky..!), which visited, among other places, Plzeň, Blansko, and Sokolov.

Tour

OlomoucPrahaPrůhoniceBlanskoPlzeňSokolovBrnoPříbram

Tracks

Nebe na Zemialbum with Adam Plachetka (2023), dedicated to Jezek, Vosek and Werich

Swing nylonového věkuMelody Makers album from 2021

Cole Porter (with Magdalena Kožená)album from 2017, collaboration with mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena

Rhapsody in Blue Roomalbum from 2007, one of the key titles in the discography

Sing, Sing, Sing (feat. Sestry Havelkovy)debut single/recording from 2001

About: Melody Makers

Melody Makers is a Czech swing orchestra led by Ondřej Havelka, dedicated to the dance music and jazz of the 1930s and 1940s. The ensemble performs in the spirit of the pre-war era and regularly appears at concerts and dance evenings across the Czech Republic.

~10 700

fans on Facebook

~3 900

followers on Instagram

studio albums (CD)

1995

year the orchestra was founded

What's new

2026-02
The orchestra performed at the Znojmo Music Festival 2026 in the newly reconstructed Centrum Jízdárna hall - table tickets sold out.
2025-12
The orchestra announced a Christmas show 'SWING! SWING! SWING!' with concerts in Olomouc (Reduta, 9. 12.) and at Prague's Lucerna (14. 12. 2025).
2025-03
The March concert in Velké Meziříčí was postponed to 14 October 2025 due to Ondřej Havelka's illness; tickets remain valid.

Tour

PrahaOlomoucBrnoLitomyšlPlzeňZlínČeské BudějoviceZnojmoŽďár nad SázavouPrůhoniceBlanskoVelké Meziříčí

Tracks

Swing nylonového věkualbum from 2021, return after a six-year break

Nebe na Zemialbum from 2023 with world-renowned baritone Adam Plachetka

Rhapsody in Blue Roomalbum from 2007, one of the most famous in the discography

Cole Porteralbum from 2017 with soprano Magdalena Kožená

Dávají perly swingualbum from 2012, a selection of swing gems

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