Dvořák's Prague ⬩ Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi, Josef Špaček

Name: Dvořák's Prague ⬩ Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi, Josef Špaček
Start: 2026-09-08T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-08T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Rudolfinum

took place · 8 Sep 2026

Rudolfinum, Prague

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A classical music concert featuring the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich conducted by Paavo Järvi with violinist Josef Špaček 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: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich

The Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, founded in 1868, is one of Switzerland's oldest symphony orchestras. Based at the Tonhalle in Zurich, it regularly performs with internationally prominent conductors and soloists, covering a repertoire that spans from the classical period through romanticism to contemporary works.

About: Paavo Järvi

Paavo Järvi is an Estonian conductor and son of Neeme Järvi. He has led the Frankfurter Museumsorchester, Orchestre de Paris and NHK Symphony Orchestra, and since 2019 serves as chief conductor of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. His recordings of Beethoven symphonies have drawn particular critical attention.

About: Josef Špaček

Born in Třebíč, Josef Špaček is among the most prominent violinists of his generation - a 2012 Queen Elisabeth Competition laureate and former youngest-ever concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic, now a sought-after soloist on stages from Berlin and Tokyo to Chicago.

Prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition, Brussels 2012 (laureate)

Youngest concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic in the orchestra's history

Award for the album Dvořák/Janáček/Suk (Supraphon 2015) - Recording of the Week, Recording of the Month and Year etc.

What's new

2026-02
Album Martinů: Violin Concertos No. 1 and 2 (Supraphon, October 2025) received the Diapason d'Or award in February 2026 from the French magazine Diapason.
2025-10
Supraphon released on October 17, 2025 a new album by Špaček with Martinů's Violin Concertos No. 1 and 2 and Stravinsky's Divertimento, recorded with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and Petr Popelka.
2025-26
In the 2025/26 season, Špaček makes his debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, and Hong Kong Philharmonic.

Tour

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Tracks

Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor / Janáček: Violin ConcertoSupraphon album 2015 with Czech Philharmonic and Jiří Bělohlávek, Recording of the Week (Sunday Times)

Martinů: Concerto for Violin, Piano and OrchestraSupraphon album 2023 with Miroslav Sekera and PRSO, positively received by BBC Music Magazine

Martinů: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Stravinsky: DivertimentoSupraphon album, October 2025, awarded Diapason d'Or (February 2026)

Trio Zimbalist: Weinberg, Auerbach, Dvořák (Piano Trios)debut CD of Zimbalist Trio, Gramophone Editor's Choice March 2024

Smetana / Janáček / Prokofiev (violin & piano)debut solo CD for Supraphon 2013 with Miroslav Sekera

Dvořák's Prague ⬩ Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi, Josef Špaček

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