Czech Organ Festival

Name: Czech Organ Festival
Start: 2026-08-14T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-04T18:00:00+02:00
Location: České muzeum stříbra

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 · 18:00

More dates: 28 Aug, 4 Sep

Czech Silver Museum, Kutná Hora

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A festival celebrating organ music and classical tradition, held at the Czech Museum of Silver in Kutná Hora.

About the venue: Czech Silver Museum

The Czech Silver Museum in Kutná Hora is housed in the Gothic Hrádek (Barborská 28) and continues the tradition of the Archaeological Corps Vocel, founded in 1877. It manages over 170,000 collection items covering archaeology, numismatics, geology and mining technology. The main exhibitions comprise two tours – "Town of Silver" and "Road of Silver", the latter including a visit to the medieval mine in St. George's adit, descending to a depth of 40 m. The museum also operates expositions in the Stone House and Tyl House.

Barborská 28, 284 01 Kutná Hora Get directions

Line-up

Pavel Černý
Michal Novenko

About: Pavel Černý

Born and based in Prague, Pavel Černý has been winning international organ competitions since 1990 and is now among the most sought-after Czech organists - performing from Japan to Cuba, teaching at HAMU and JAMU, and advising on the construction of the new St. Vitus Cathedral organ.

continents on which he performed

prize at the International Organ Competition Prague Spring (1994)

What's new

2026-06
Pavel Cerny participated in the inaugural concerts of the new organs of St. Vitus Cathedral, solemnly consecrated on June 15, 2026.
2025-12
On December 6, 2025, Pavel Cerny performed an organ matinee in the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House in Prague as part of the FOK 2025/2026 season.
2025-09
Pavel Cerny performed at the International Organ Festival in Olomouc, where he placed Bach's works in a broader European context.

Tracks

Preludium a fuga a moll, BWV 543 (J. S. Bach)part of a recital at Prague Spring

Preludium a fuga D dur (Antonín Dvořák)recording for the Czech Organ Festival

Nedělní hudba (Petr Eben)work by a Czech classic that Cerny includes in programs

About: Vladimír Roubal

Vladimír Roubal is a Czech organist regarded as one of the most prominent figures in Czech organ performance. He has appeared as a soloist with the Czech Philharmonic, the Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Prague Chamber Orchestra, and has collaborated with artists such as Josef Suk, Ivan Kusnjer, and Sergej Kopčák.

About: Jaroslav Tůma

Born in Prague, Jaroslav Tůma ranks among the leading interpreters of historical keyboard instruments worldwide - equally at home on the organ, harpsichord, clavichord and pianoforte, and celebrated for his live improvisations. A professor at Prague's Academy of Performing Arts, he has released more than sixty solo recordings and performs regularly at festivals across Europe and beyond.

64+

solo recordings (CD)

1990-present

professor AMU Praha

Tour

PrahaBratislavaBorovanyJablonec nad NisouČeský KrumlovKarlovy Vary

Tracks

Goldbergovy variace, BWV 988 (J. S. Bach)recorded in two versions - for harpsichord and for two clavichords

Historické varhany ČechCD series for Supraphon documenting historic organs from the Renaissance to the 20th century

Varhanní improvizace / Má vlastimprovisations on themes from Smetana's symphonic poem, released on Arta Records

Umění fugy, BWV 1080 (J. S. Bach)part of an extensive Bach cycle recorded for Arta Records

36 fug pro klavír (Antonín Rejcha)recording on a historic pianoforte by Anton Walter

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