PRAGUE SPRING 2026 – OPENING CONCERT LIVE BROADCAST

Come and enjoy the opening concert of Prague Spring 2026 performed by the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Petr Popelka, broadcast live to the Albrecht House at Kapitulská 1 in Bratislava!

The opening concert of Prague Spring 2026 brings together two anniversaries – 100 years since the founding of the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, and with 80 years since the establishment of Prague Spring, the festival enters a new decade.

"Má vlast is not about blind nationalism. It is written with a genuine and utterly disarming love for one's homeland," says Petr Popelka, chief conductor and music director of the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, with whom he will open this year's Prague Spring.

This festive occasion also marks 100 years since the founding of this distinguished Czech symphonic ensemble, which has written itself into the history of Prague Spring – and into the modern musical history of the Czech Republic – through many bold artistic projects. Petr Popelka, currently one of the most sought-after conductors in the world, will join Karel Ančerl, Václav Neumann, Claudio Abbado, Neeme Järvi, Vladimír Válek, and Krzysztof Penderecki as another exceptional figure to lead this outstanding Czech orchestra at Prague Spring.

PROGRAMME

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884): Má vlast

Vyšehrad

Vltava

Šárka

Z českých luhů a hájů

Tábor

Blaník

Performed by the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra

Petr Popelka conductor

TICKETS: 6 €

Tickets are available in advance through the Ticketportal network as "hometicket" HERE. Advance sales close at 12:00 on the day of the event. Additional tickets will be available 30 minutes before the concert at the venue, subject to availability.

The broadcast of the opening concert takes place in cooperation with the Czech Centre in Bratislava, the Prague Spring festival, and ALBRECHT FORUM, o.z.

More information: www.albrechtforum.com

We look forward to seeing you!