Opening
Concert

Castle Courtyard

14.

June 2025
20:00

13. June 2025

Opening concert of the 67th edition of Smetana Litomyšl National Festival with the Czech Philharmonic, conductor Jakub Hrůša, and Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang.

programme

Bedřich Smetana:
March to the Shakespeare Festival

Ludwig van Beethoven:
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Larghetto
III. Allegro

Sergei Prokofiev:
(arr. Jakub Hrůša)
Romeo and Juliet – Orchestral Suite from the Ballet
I. Introduction
II. Montagues and Capulets
III. Juliet as a Young Girl
IV. Masks
VI. Death of Tybalt
VII. Romeo and Juliet Before Parting
VIII. Romeo at Juliet’s Tomb
IX. The Death of Juliet

performers

Vilde Frang – violin
Czech Philharmonic – partner orchestra of the festival
Conductor Jakub Hrůša
– principal guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic

photogallery

venue / Castle Courtyard

Each year, this courtyard, with its excellent acoustics and open arcades reminiscent of theater boxes, turns into a concert hall under the stars.

tickets

in a discounted package

2 Czech Philharmonic concerts with 20% discount

1 intermission
Estimated end at 10.00pm
Live broadcast:
Czech Television
Live broadcast to Festival Gardens
Concert Patron:
Czech Television

ticket includes

Festival bus line
Hradec Králové - Pardubice - Holice - Vysoké Mýto - Litomyšl
BusLine's festival bus will take ticket holders to all evening performances on the main stage and back again after the show.
...timetable and other information
Reservations at: +420 461 616 070,
available until capacity is reached.

Shuttle service
We offer free transport for festival ticket holders from accommodation facilities within 20 km around Litomyšl and from the train station in Česká Třebová.
Reservations at: +420 461 616 070,
available until capacity is reached.

frequently asked questions

Wheelchairs
We want to do everything possible to make things easy for people in wheelchairs. To purchase tickets, please contact our ticket sales department:
nazdravetska@smetanovalitomysl.cz, +420 602 457 338

performers

frequently asked questions

Festival bus line
Hradec Králové – Pardubice – Holice – Vysoké Mýto – Litomyšl
BusLine’s festival bus will take ticket holders to all evening performances on the main stage and back again after the show.
…timetable and other information
Reservations at: +420 461 616 070,
available until capacity is reached.

Shuttle service
We offer free transport for festival ticket holders from accommodation facilities within 20 km around Litomyšl and from the train station in Česká Třebová.
Reservations at: +420 461 616 070,
available until capacity is reached.