Experience once-in-a-lifetime moments in the midst of the picturesque Horažďovice town. You will be present to top-class performances of musicians from all over the world in splendid concert venues as well as parks, cafés or in the middle of the night in a church.
The concerts of the festival invite the visitors to listen chamber and solo pieces performed by first-class artists, who have accepted the invitation from guarantors of art; violinist Josef Špaček and violoncellist Tomáš Jamník. A concert weekend, during which various places in Horažďovice will fill with music, will be the climax of the festival, with the orchestral Gala Concert at the Hodažďovice’s Mírové náměstí („The Peace Square“) as a cherry on top.
Opening concert
Monday, 7 August 2023, 8:00 p.m.
Hotel Prácheň – Secession Hall
Leoš Janáček: Fairy Tale
Zoltán Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello
Antonín Dvořák: Sonatina in G Major, op. 100 (arr. for viola and piano)
Fazil Say: Paganini-Jazz
tickets — adults 280 Kč / senior citizens, students 170 Kč / children 90 Kč
Academic concert I
Tuesday, 8 August 2023, 4:00 p.m.
Hotel Prácheň – Secession Hall
tickets — adults 100 Kč / senior citizens, students 50 Kč / children free
Academic concert II
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 8:00 p.m.
Hotel Prácheň – Secession Hall
tickets — adults 100 Kč / senior citizens, students 50 Kč / children free
Academic concert III
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 4:00 p.m.
Hotel Prácheň – Secession Hall
tickets — adults 100 Kč / senior citizens, students 50 Kč / children free
Kolach concert
Saturday, 12 August 2023, 3:00 p.m.
Café Okružní
Our popular afternoon concert at Café Okružní will capture your attention with an extraordinary musical program while enamouring your taste buds with coffee and kolaches.
tickets — adults 230 Kč / senior citizens, students 140 Kč / children 60 Kč (price includes coffee and kolach)
Chamber music concert
Friday, 11 August 2023, 8:00 p.m.
Horažďovice Chateau – Great Hall
E. Chausson: Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet
V. Novák: Piano Trio No. 2 in D Minor, op. 27, Quasi una ballata
D. Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G Minor, op. 57
tickets — adults 280 Kč / senior citizens, students 170 Kč / children 90 Kč
Nocturne
Friday, 11 August 2023, 10:30 p.m.
Church of St. John the Baptist
Mark O'Connor: Appalachia Waltz
Richard Wagner: Träume
Bohuslav Martinů: Variations on a Slovak Folk Song (arr. for cello, strings, and hammer dulcimer)
tickets — adults 250 Kč / senior citizens, students 150 Kč
Picnic Concert
Saturday, 12 August 2023, 11:00 a.m.
Chateau Gardens (Parkán)
This outdoor matinee concert is perfect for families and anyone else who would like to spread a blanket on the chateau lawn and enjoy live music from up close. The concert will feature the talented young participants of the Ševčík Academy performing together with their teachers.
tickets — family 290 Kč / adults 230 Kč / senior citizens, students 120 Kč / children 60 Kč
Morning concert
Saturday, 12 August 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Horažďovice Chateau – Great Hall
The Little Ševčík Music School for the Ševčík Academy's youngest participants is led by a teaching team that is developing a comprehensive program for the children. This program will be presented at the morning concert at the chateau.
tickets – voluntary donation
GALA Open-air Concert
Saturday, 12 August 2023, 8:00 p.m.
Peace Square (Mírové náměstí), Horažďovice
O. Ševčík: selected études, arranged for orchestra
J. Kabát: Kindersinfonie
S. Havelka: Village Polka
A. Dvořák: Waltzes, op. 54
B. Martinů: Serenade No. 4 (Divertimento)
tickets VIP zone (seated) — adults 350 Kč / senior citizens, students 200 Kč / children 100 Kč
tickets (standing) — free
Voice Class Concert
Monday, 14 August 2023, 8:00 p.m.
Horažďovice Chateau – Great Hall
tickets — adults 230 Kč / senior citizens, students 140 Kč / children 60 Kč
Solo Strings Concert
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 8:00 p.m.
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
tickets — adults 230 Kč / senior citizens, students 140 Kč / children 60 Kč
YOUTH MATINEE
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 11:00 a.m.
Hotel Prácheň – Secession Hall
tickets – voluntary donation
Orchestra concert
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 8:00 p.m.
Horažďovice Cultural Center
W. A. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat Major, KV 364
V. Novák: Slovácko Suite (selection)
tickets — adults 230 Kč / senior citizens, students 140 Kč / children 60 Kč
Closing Concert
Thursday, August 18th 2022 at 8:00 p.m.
Hotel Prácheň – Secession Hall
tickets — adults 280 Kč / senior citizens, students 170 Kč / children 90 Kč
