Smetana's Triumphal & Bruckner's Te Deum

Festival Hall

23

June 2024
7:30pm

22. June 2024

“For the voices of angels, seekers of God, tormented hearts and souls purified by fire!”

Gustav Mahler (about Bruckner’s Te Deum)

A concert composed of works by jubilarians of the Year of Czech Music featuring Smetana’s great symphonic premiere as well as a supreme spiritual work by Anton Bruckner, whose birth 200 years ago we are commemorating

Vilém Blodek:
In the well. Overture to the opera

Bedřich Smetana:
Triumphal Symphony in E major Op. 6

Antonín Dvořák:
Praise the Lord – Psalm 149 Op. 79 for choir and orchestra

Anton Bruckner:
Te Deum in C major for solo voices, choir, orchestra and organ WAB 45

photogallery

venue / Festival Hall

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

tickets

in a discounted package

2 Czech Philharmonic concerts with 20% discount

Ouverture at 6:30 pm in Church of St. Anne
1 intermission
Estimated end at 9:30 pm

performers overview

Olga Bezsmertna - soprano
Václava Krejčí Housková - mezzo-soprano
Pavel Černoch - tenor
Tijl Faveyts - bass
Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno
Choirmaster Petr Fiala
Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor Robert Jindra

frequently asked questions

Where to park?
We recommend parking in the upper part of Smetana Square near the Marian Column. The Festival Hall is about a 5-minute walk away.
Where does the overture take place?
The lector's introduction is prepared one hour before the start of the performance at St. Anne. You will pass the Baroque church with white plaster as you approach the Festival Hall.
Wheelchairs
We want do everything possible to make things easy for people in wheelchairs. To purchase tickets, please contact Jitka directly: nazdravetska@smetanovalitomysl.cz, +420 602 457 338.
More FAQs about the Festival Hall here...

performers

Olga Bezsmertna – soprano
Václava Krejčí Housková – mezzo-soprano
Pavel Černoch – tenor
Tijl Faveyts – bass
Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno
Choirmaster Petr Fiala
Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor Robert Jindra

frequently asked questions

Where to park?
We recommend parking in the upper part of Smetana Square near the Marian Column. The Festival Hall is about a 5-minute walk away.
Where does the overture take place?
The lector’s introduction is prepared one hour before the start of the performance at St. Anne. You will pass the Baroque church with white plaster as you approach the Festival Hall.
Wheelchairs
We want do everything possible to make things easy for people in wheelchairs. To purchase tickets, please contact Jitka directly: nazdravetska@smetanovalitomysl.cz, +420 602 457 338.
More FAQs about the Festival Hall here…