Subscription Series

The Czech Philharmonic, in its 131st season, presents subscription series A and B, an expanded C series, and three special concerts. The season’s programming connects Czech musical tradition with major works of the international repertoire as well as music by contemporary composers. Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon Bychkov will be joined by Jakub Hrůša and Sir Simon Rattle. Violinist Janine Jansen takes on the role of Artist-in-Residence, while this season’s Composer-in-Residence is Thomas Adès.

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Six evening concerts

Subscription Series A • Six evening concerts

New World, Liturgique, Leningrad, Mahler’s Third. These words are not magic spells, but they conjure up four major symphonies of the worldwide repertoire that will be heard one after the other in this subscription series. There will also be a concert performance of Janáček’s opera The Cunning Little Vixen.

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Six evening concerts

Subscription Series B • Six evening concerts

It would be only a slight exaggeration to call Subscription Series B a Czech-Austrian Series with one sidestep to Russia and France. Semyon Bychkov will conduct works by Dvořák, Beethoven, and Brahms, and Jakub Hrůša will lead Suk’s Ripening. Giovanni Antonini will offer a Mozart opera gala, and Tugan Sokhiev will debut with an excursion to Mussorg

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Four evening or afternoon concerts

Subscription Series C • Four evening or afternoon concerts

Take four concerts and mix in stars from the world of music. Nicholas Kraemer, Simon Rattle, Franz Welser-Möst, Tomáš Netopil, Yuja Wang, Emanuel Ax, and a constellation of stellar vocalists. There will be a concert performance of Bohuslav Martinů’s opera Ariane, Handel’s Messiah, symphonies by Bruckner and Sibelius and much more.

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Special Concerts

The 128th season will open with three evenings commemorating the history shared by the Czech Philharmonic and Antonín Dvořák. For the Concerts for Freedom and Democracy, we are welcoming the conductor Antonio Pappano, and our New Year’s Concerts will bring us into the Year of Czech Music, to which the Open Air Concert will also be devoted.

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Dress Rehearsals

You are invited to morning public dress rehearsals before subscription concerts. Traditionally, an orchestra member gives a spoken introduction about the programme or about the preparations from the viewpoint of a participating orchestral player.

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Christmas subscription

Give the joy of music! Are you looking for the right Christmas present or a chance to spend time with your loved ones surrounded by beautiful music? Enjoy the experience of five concerts with a Christmas Subscription.

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