Czech Philharmonic • Lucerna

Name: Czech Philharmonic • Lucerna
Start: 2026-09-08T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-08T21:30:00+02:00
Location: Česká filharmonie

took place · 8 Sep 2026

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The Lucerna Festival has been held since 1938, and the Czech Philharmonic last visited two years ago. They return with conductor Semyon Bychkov, who will open the concert with Smetana's Vltava. Pianist Yunchan Lim will take the stage in the middle of the evening. The concert concludes with Dvořák's Seventh Symphony.

About the venue: Czech Philharmonic

The Czech Philharmonic is the country's leading symphony orchestra, based at the Rudolfinum on Alšovo nábřeží in Prague. It was founded in 1894 and gave its first concert on 4 January 1896, conducted by Antonín Dvořák. The orchestra is a state-funded institution under the Ministry of Culture, currently led by chief conductor Semyon Bychkov; Jakub Hrůša takes over from the 2028/2029 season.

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

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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

About: Semyon Bychkov

Semyon Bychkov is a Russian-American conductor who has served as chief conductor and music director of the Czech Philharmonic since 2018. He trained in Leningrad and built his career across the US and Europe, leading the Orchestre de Paris and the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln among others. His repertoire centres on German and Russian symphonic music.

About: Yunchan Lim

Yunchan Lim is a South Korean pianist born in 2001. In 2022 he became the youngest winner in the history of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He is known for his command of the Romantic repertoire, and his recording of Liszt's Transcendental Études drew wide international attention.

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