An invitation to perform three nights at Carnegie Hall is a privilege granted to only a handful of visiting orchestras. During the 2024-25 season, Carnegie Hall has invited the Czech Philharmonic, as well as the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonics, to present a three-evening residency. For this occasion, the Czech Philharmonic has chosen works by Dvořák, Smetana, Mahler, and Janáček. Joining the Orchestra and Bychkov on stage are renowned soloists, cellist Yo-Yo Ma on 3 December, violinist Gil Shaham on 4 December, and pianist Daniil Trifonov on 5 December.
Also appearing on 5 December is the Prague Philharmonic Choir who join the Czech Philharmonic for Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass. The following day, the Choir will have its own concert at Zankel Hall, the newest venue at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Conducted by Conductor and Choirmaster, Lukáš Vasilek, the Choir will perform music by Eben, Janáček, Dvořák, Martinů, and Novák. Then, on 7 December, the Pavel Haas Quartet present a selection of Czech chamber works, including Suk’s Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale “Saint Wenceslas” and string quartets by Smetana and Janáček, at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.
To launch Czech Week on 2 December, budding professional musicians from the Czech Republic, United States and UK will join forces with members of the Czech Philharmonic. Led by the Czech Philharmonic’s Concertmaster Jiří Vodička, the performance at the Bohemian Hall will feature musicians from the Orchestral Academy of the Czech Philharmonic, London’s Royal Academy of Music and alumni of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra.
