Music of Lights / Štěpán Švestka & Collegium Virtuosi

Name: Music of Lights / Štěpán Švestka & Collegium Virtuosi
Start: 2026-12-26T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2027-01-09T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Císařské lázně

Sat, 26 Dec 2026 · 19:30

More dates: 9 Jan

Imperial Spa, Karlovy Vary

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Music of Lights is an audiovisual concert combining live music by Štěpán Švestka and Collegium Virtuosi with 3D light projections. The stage and performers form a unified whole where light, movement, and music blend together.

About the venue: Imperial Spa

The Imperial Spa (Czech: Císařské lázně, also known as Spa I) is the largest spa building in Karlovy Vary, constructed in 1893–1895 to designs by Viennese architects Fellner and Helmer in the French Neo-Renaissance style. Since 2010 it has been protected as a national cultural monument and stands within the UNESCO-listed spa district. Following a complete restoration, the building reopened in June 2023 as a cultural and social centre, hosting concerts in the Atrium hall, guided tours, and a museum exhibition on the history of spa culture.

Mariánskolázeňská 2, 360 01 Karlovy Vary Get directions

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Štěpán Švestka

Collegium Virtuosi

About: Štěpán Švestka

Brno-born cellist Štěpán Švestka pairs classical virtuosity with a broad repertoire spanning Vivaldi, film scores and pop - often enhanced by live looping and effects. The world-record holder for Flight of the Bumblebee and artistic director of Shadow Quartet is one of the most active Czech chamber musicians of his generation.

What's new

2026-03
Švestka and Collegium Virtuosi performed the show Music of Lights at the Jablonec City Theatre, where live music was complemented by 3D light projections.
2025-08
Prague Cello Quartet, of which Švestka is a member, performed in August 2025 in Kutná Hora in the Church of St. Barbara.
2025-06
Prague Cello Quartet performed in the courtyard of Telč State Castle with a program featuring musical melodies, film hits, and classical music.

Tracks

Let čmeláka (N. R. Rimský-Korsakov)world record in speed of performance on cello, tempo 240 bpm

Cellomániesolo show combining cello with looper and harmonizer, classical and popular hits

Music of Lightsaudiovisual project with Collegium Virtuosi combining live music and 3D light projections (2025/2026)

Čtvero ročních dob (Vivaldi)part of the Cellomanie repertoire in original arrangement for cello

Slavné filmové melodiemain program of Shadow Quartet - James Bond, Pirates of the Caribbean, Schindler's List and others

Music of Lights / Štěpán Švestka & Collegium Virtuosi

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