Ceremonial Opening Concert

Festival Hall

15.
June 2023
20:15
14. June 2023
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The jubilee 65th season of the Smetana’s Litomyšl National Festival is opening with a gala concert, featuring a sophisticated programme and excellent artists.

“It is a composition typical of Rachmaninoff’s entire compositional style as regards melody, stylisation and structure. The whole piece is singing. The piano and the orchestra are singing, the stream of wide-breathed melody is constantly flowing and developing.”

Ivan Sladký

Bedřich Smetana

Scherzo from Triumphal Symphony in E Major, Op. 6


Sergej V. Rachmaninov

Piano Concerto in C minor No. 2, Op. 18


Antonín Dvořák

Slavonic Rhapsodies, Op. 45

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venue / Festival Hall

The multifunctional hall was nominated for the European Union's Mies van der Rohe Award for Contemporary Architecture in 2007.

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Festival catalogue

A catalogue with all program details, Litomyšl tour guide with tourist tips how to get the most from your festival visit.

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Intermission table

Private table with sparkling wine and refreshments.

Served in castle garden nearby during intermissions or before the show.

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Programme

Programme booklet of a show

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V tomto ročníku se konaly tyto akce:

Smetanova Litomyšl – GENERÁLKA!      13. 6. 2023 / 11:30
Smetana Litomyšl Festival - GENERAL REHEARSAL!      13. 6. 2023 / 11:30
Ceremonial Opening Concert      15. 6. 2023 / 20:15
Slavnostní zahajovací koncert      15. 6. 2023 / 20:15
Antonín Dvořák: Stabat Mater      16. 6. 2023 / 19:00
Antonín Dvořák: Stabat Mater      16. 6. 2023 / 19:00
Organ Matinee Hsiao-Yi Yu      17. 6. 2023 / 11:00
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier I.      17. 6. 2023 / 14:30
Varhanní matiné Hsiao-Yi Yu      17. 6. 2023 / 11:00
Herbs – Songs from a Cup      17. 6. 2023 / 18:00
Jazz Ride in the Riding Hall      17. 6. 2023 / 21:30
Bylinky
– písničky z hrnečku
     17. 6. 2023 / 18:00
Jazzová jízda v jízdárně      17. 6. 2023 / 21:30
Arnold Schönberg: Gurrelieder      18. 6. 2023 / 19:30
Arnold Schönberg: Písně z Gurre      18. 6. 2023 / 19:30
Dresden Chamber Choir
– Jesu, Meine Freude
     18. 6. 2023 / 15:00
The Organist at st. Vitus’ Church      18. 6. 2023 / 10:30
Varhaník u sv. Víta      18. 6. 2023 / 10:30
Lukáš Sommer: Časoplet      19. 6. 2023 / 19:30
Lukáš Sommer: Timeplait      19. 6. 2023 / 19:30
Lukáš Sommer: Časoplet      20. 6. 2023 / 10:30
Gala Belle Époque
– Verismo
     20. 6. 2023 / 19:30
Gala Belle Époque
– Verismo
     20. 6. 2023 / 19:30
Večer na zámku v Nových Hradech      20. 6. 2023 / 20:00
Lukáš Sommer: Timeplait      20. 6. 2023 / 10:30
A Night at the Chateau in Nové Hrady      20. 6. 2023 / 20:00
A Night at the Chateau in Nové Hrady      21. 6. 2023 / 20:00
Koncert
na přání
– Nebe
na Zemi
     21. 6. 2023 / 20:00
Večer na zámku v Nových Hradech      21. 6. 2023 / 20:00
Concert
by Popular request
– Heaven
on Earth
     21. 6. 2023 / 20:00
Concert
by Popular request
– Heaven
on Earth
     22. 6. 2023 / 20:00
Večer na zámku v Nových Hradech      22. 6. 2023 / 20:00
A Night at the Chateau in Nové Hrady      22. 6. 2023 / 20:00
Koncert
na přání
– Nebe
na Zemi
     22. 6. 2023 / 20:00
Song Recital by Jan Martiník      23. 6. 2023 / 17:00
John Williams & Sinfonia Fišeriana II.      23. 6. 2023 / 20:00
Večer na zámku v Nových Hradech      23. 6. 2023 / 20:00
A Night at the Chateau in Nové Hrady      23. 6. 2023 / 20:00
Písňový recitál Jana Martiníka      23. 6. 2023 / 17:00
John Williams & Sinfonia Fišeriana II.      23. 6. 2023 / 20:00
Te Deum laudamus      24. 6. 2023 / 15:00
Večer na zámku v Nových Hradech      24. 6. 2023 / 20:00
A Night at the Chateau in Nové Hrady      24. 6. 2023 / 20:00
Giuseppe Verdi: Otello      24. 6. 2023 / 21:00
Te Deum laudamus      24. 6. 2023 / 15:00
Giuseppe Verdi: Otello      24. 6. 2023 / 21:00
Bach
a Lipsko 1723
     25. 6. 2023 / 15:00
Kirill Gerstein
piano
Tomáš Netopil
conductor

990 / 1090 / 1190 / 1490 CZK

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tickets

presale from 27th 4.

1 intermission


Estimated end at 10.15 p.m.

Live broadcast by Czech Television


Live broadcast to the Festival Gardens

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performers

Kirill Gerstein – piano
Czech Philharmonic   partner orchestra of the Smetana’s Litomyšl National Festival
Conductor Tomáš Netopil  principal guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic
Kirill Gerstein – piano

Czech Philharmonic   partner orchestra of the Smetana’s Litomyšl National Festival

Conductor Tomáš Netopil  principal guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic

frequently asked questions

 

Wheelchairs

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