Dvořákova Praha - International Classical Music Festival

Name: Dvořákova Praha - International Classical Music Festival
Start: 2026-09-05T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-23T00:00:00+02:00
Location: Prague

Sat, 5 Sep 2026 · — Wed, 23 Sep

Prague

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An international classical music festival dedicated to the legacy of Antonín Dvořák. The programme features performances by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, the debut of pianist Yunchan Lim, and a series called Bez kravaty combining jazz and classical music.

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Vídeňská filharmonie

About: Vídeňská filharmonie

Playing since 1842 in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein, the Vienna Philharmonic stands at the very top of the orchestral world. With no permanent chief conductor, they bring a fresh guest to the podium each season - and their New Year's Concert reaches audiences in more than 90 countries.

90+

countries to which the New Year's concert is broadcast

9.57M

monthly listeners on YouTube Music

511K+

followers on Instagram

album chart in Austria (Neujahrskonzert 2025)

What's new

2026-08
At the Salzburg Festival 2026, the orchestra performed under the baton of Riccardo Muti with Verdi's Requiem and other programs, together with Andris Nelsons and Christian Thielemann.
2026-11
The orchestra undertakes a Japanese tour (Wiener Philharmoniker Woche in Japan 2026) under the direction of Riccardo Muti - concerts in Tokyo and Osaka.
2026-01
The New Year's concert 2026 was conducted for the first time by Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin; the program included six works performed on New Year's for the first time in the orchestra's history, including two compositions by women.

Tour

ViennaSalzburgTokyoOsakaGrafenegg

Tracks

Neujahrskonzert 2025 (Riccardo Muti)live recording from January 1, 2025, No. 1 in Austrian album chart

An der schönen blauen Donau (J. Strauss II)traditional encore of every New Year's concert, the most famous waltz of the repertoire

Radetzky-Marsch (J. Strauss I)closing encore of the New Year's concert, the audience claps to the rhythm

Neujahrskonzert 2026 (Yannick Nézet-Séguin)this conductor's first New Year's concert, 6 world premieres in the program

Sommernachtskonzert Schönbrunn 2025summer open-air concert in Schönbrunn Palace park, ORF live broadcast

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: 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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