Czech Philharmonic

We're on tour! And we had a great time playing in Vienna's Konzerthaus yesterday. 🎶

Tonight at the Rudolfinum: Suk and Sibelius, conducted by Jakub Hrůša, with Augustin Hadelich on the violin. Can’t make it? Watch the concert live at 7:30 PM on Mezzo bit.ly/Mezzo-stream or Medici bit.ly/Medici-stream

We're going live! 🔴 Watch our stream of today's concert here: bit.ly/ČF-ŽivéVysílání You will hear works by Josef Suk, Bryce Dessner and Benjamin Britten, conducted by Jakub Hrůša. 🎶 We start at 7:30 pm.

Our Chief Conductor, Semyon Bychkov, will become Music Director of Opéra national de Paris in 2028. 💫 We warmly congratulate him and wish him all the joy and artistic fulfilment in his new role. 💙

It is now 7:30 pm and exactly at this moment, 130 years ago, the very first concert of the Czech Philharmonic began. ✨ Antonín Dvořák was both on the programme and on the conductor's podium. And as the first notes sounded under his baton, our story began. 💙

Thank you to everyone who joined us in welcoming 2026 at our New Year's concerts.💙 May your year be filled with good health, joy, and beautiful music. We appreciate all your support and look forward to all our meetings in the next year – both in the Rudolfinum and online. 🎻

Wishing you peaceful holidays and a joyful 2026! 💙 In Japan, the Daruma doll symbolizes perseverance and luck – and it supposedly helps you achieve your wishes. ✨ We brought one along on tour this year. See our video to find out how it went. 🙂 And don't forget to make a wish!

“You can put anything in front of them and they’ll play it,” Simon Rattle praised the Czech Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Last week, it was Berlioz’s Harold in Italy – played flawlessly. Thanks to the ČEZ Group for their support of the Czech Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.

Our Principal Guest Conductor, Jakub Hrůša, has received the prestigious Musical America award for Conductor of the Year 2026. On behalf of the entire orchestra, we congratulate him on this well-deserved achievement and look forward to all the concerts we will share in 2026. 💙

The Artistic Director and General Manager of the Czech Philharmonic, Robert Hanč, will become the Director General of the Prague Spring Festival (@PrazskeJaro ) next year. We warmly congratulate him and thank him for everything he has done in over the past fifteen years. 💙

“Concerts like this should happen every week,” said Anna Fejérová after the educational concert. We’re blushing like the Firebird’s feathers from the program and getting ready for the next one. Thanks to the ČEZ Group for supporting the Czech Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.

From darkness toward a belief in light and renewal. This was the journey of our concert marking 17 November, guided by Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Resurrection. With conductor Sakari Oramo, the Prague Philharmonic Choir, and soloists Okka von der Damerau and Lucy Crowe. Thank you.

Today at 8 PM CET the Velvet Revolution Concert will be streamed live. 🎶 Join us on ČT art or on YouTube: bit.ly/LivestreamČF

We’re tuning up for November 16 and 17, bringing Mahler’s Second Symphony to the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. On Sunday, 16 November at 8 PM, you can watch the concert live on ČT art and on the Czech Philharmonic’s YouTube channel: bit.ly/LivestreamČF.

Eleven concerts. Six cities. Three countries. Hundreds of minutes of music and thousands of listeners across Asia. Thanks to everyone who joined us in the halls and online, and to our global partner @PPFGroup for supporting us on this journey.

Getting to the bottom of Elgar’s Enigma may not be easy, but it’s certainly easy to grow fond of it, especially under the baton of Elim Chan. The same goes for Ravel’s Mother Goose and Prokofiev as performed by Evgeny Kissin.

We don’t really miss traveling, but the Rudolfinum, we do. Some stages mean the world. This one feels like home. 🎶💙

Which Šárka did Smetana write about? The gentle and graceful girl, the sad and wounded one, or the furious and vengeful spirit?! Don’t be fooled by a short excerpt. Listen to the full piece. We shared her story three times on our Asia tour, most recently at Seoul Arts Center.

At the final concert of our tour in Seoul, South Korea, we gave it our all. With Semyon Bychkov, we simply don’t know how to do it any other way. See you in Prague! 💙🎶

Anastasia Kobekina always has a cello and a camera with her: "It's a form of meditation for me, a way of seeing the world with sharpened senses." What music does she love to explore, and what is it like playing with the Czech Phil on tour in Japan?