My Homeland

Name: My Homeland
Start: 2026-09-28T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-28T15:00:00+02:00
Location: Jatka78

took place · 28 Sep 2026

Jatka78, Prague

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Bedřich Smetana's symphonic cycle "Má vlast" takes the stage at Prague's Jatka78 on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at 19:00. This is one of nine Czech dates on the tour, which spans from May 2026 across cities including Ostrava, Brno, and Olomouc. Jatka78 is a multifunctional cultural space housed in the former slaughterhouse complex at the Prague Market in Holešovice, offering ideal conditions for diverse performances. Tickets range from 300 to 1,250 CZK. This Prague stop marks a key stage of the tour through the heart of the Czech Republic.

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About the venue: Jatka78

Jatka78 is a multifunctional cultural venue housed in a former slaughterhouse at the Holešovice Market (halls 7 and 8) in Prague 7. It offers ideal conditions for contemporary circus, dance, non-verbal, alternative and puppet theatre. The space serves as the home stage of Cirk La Putyka, DEKKADANCERS and Heaven's Gate, and is open to Czech and international companies for residencies, shows, workshops, conferences and exhibitions. The venue includes a Great Hall, Small Stage, Training Hall, Gallery, and Bar & Bistro.

Bubenské nábřeží 306/13, 170 00 Praha 7 Get directions

About: Bedřich Smetana

Smetana's music sits at the heart of Czech cultural identity - Vltava opens the Prague Spring festival every year on the anniversary of his death, and The Bartered Bride holds the record as the most-performed opera at Prague's National Theatre. He wrote the bulk of his greatest works after losing his hearing at fifty.

the most frequently performed opera of the National Theatre in Prague (The Bartered Bride)

133

number of performances of Má vlast at the Prague Spring (including repeats, as of 2025)

6.9M

viewership of the stream of three poems from Má vlast at the conclusion of the Year of Czech Music 2024

BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Award 2025 (recording of Má vlast, Czech Philharmonic / Bychkov)

What's new

2025-05
The Czech Philharmonic under the direction of Semyon Bychkov opened the 80th season of Prague Spring (May 12, 2025) with a traditional performance of Má vlast - Bychkov returned to the festival after 27 years.
2025-04
The recording of Má vlast (Czech Philharmonic / Bychkov, Pentatone) won the prestigious BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Award 2025, with the winner determined by public vote.
2024
The Year of Czech Music 2024 commemorated the 200th anniversary of Smetana's birth with extensive celebrations at home and abroad, including three concerts by the Czech Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Tracks

Má vlast (cyklus 6 symfonických básní)a masterpiece orchestral work, annually opens the Prague Spring; composed 1874-1879 in complete deafness

Vltavathe second poem from My Homeland, Smetana's most famous orchestral work in the world

Prodaná nevěstaa comic opera (1866-1870), the most frequently performed opera of the National Theatre in Prague

Smyčcový kvartet č. 1 e moll "Z mého života"an autobiographical chamber work (1876), unique in its personal program

Libušea festive opera, opened the National Theatre in Prague in 1881; fanfares sound upon the president's arrival

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Aug 7, 1847 Saale zur böhmischen Krone, Cheb

About: Má vlast

Smetana's six tone poems form a musical portrait of Bohemia, moving from the ancient fortress of Vyšehrad through the flowing Vltava to the Hussite battlefields of Tábor and Blaník. The cycle opens the Prague Spring festival every year, and its Czech Philharmonic recording took the BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Award in 2025.

Orchestral Award - BBC Music Magazine 2025 (recording Czech Philharmonic / Bychkov)

133

premieres at Prague Spring in total (until 2025 inclusive with reprises)

6.9M

stream viewing of three poems from My Homeland (Carnegie Hall, 2024)

80+

tradition of opening Prague Spring with the cycle My Homeland (since 1946)

What's new

2026-05
Prague Spring 2026 (81st season) traditionally opened with Má vlast; the cycle was performed by Petr Popelka with the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra.
2025-04
The recording of Má vlast with the Czech Philharmonic under Semyon Bychkov (Pentatone, 2024) won the BBC Music Magazine award in the orchestral recordings of the year 2025 category.
2025-05
At the 80th Prague Spring (May 12-13, 2025), Má vlast opened the festival performed by the Czech Philharmonic under Semyon Bychkov.

Tracks

Vltava (Die Moldau)the most famous part of the cycle, one of the most performed orchestral compositions in the world

Vyšehradthe opening poem of the cycle, evoking the legendary Prague Castle

Šárkaa dramatic poem about a Czech warrior woman, beloved by conductors

Z českých luhů a hájůa lyrical depiction of Czech landscape and rural life

Tábora poem inspired by Hussite chorales and the South Bohemian city of Tabor

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