ORCHESTRA
The distinguished Prague Summer Nights Festival Orchestra performs three symphonic concerts in three cities in addition to two fully-staged opera productions in the Estates Theatre. Members of the orchestra receive masterclasses and private lessons from renowned clinicians. In 2024, the Festival Orchestra returns to Smetana Hall, one of the most stunning venues in Europe, to perform the world premiere of Ukranian composer Iryna Aleksiychuk's Go with the Wind, along with Dvořák's monumental Symphony No. 9 "From the New World." For this performance, students in the Festival Orchestra will perform side-by-side with eight members the Czech Philharmonic, who will serve as musical ambassadors throughout the program.
PERFORMANCES
June 21
June 27
July 5
July 11
July 12
July 13
July 14
Divadlo Oskara Nedbala, Tábor
Mahler Festival, Jihlava
Smetana Hall, Prague
Le nozze di Figaro, Estates Theatre
Don Giovanni, Estates Theatre
Le nozze di Figaro, Estates Theatre
Don Giovanni, Estates Theatre
Smetana Hall, Prague
REPERTOIRE
Dvořák Symphony No. 7
Dvořák Symphony No. 8
Dvořák Symphony No. 9
Mozart Le nozze di Figaro
Mozart Don Giovanni
Aleksiychuk Go with the Wind
(WORLD PREMIERE)
Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Nedbal Valse Triste
Smetana Vltava (The Moldau)
Smetana Hall, Prague
DISCOVER DVOŘÁK
During the third week of the festival, musicians from the Czech Philharmonic will join the Prague Summer Nights Festival Orchestra in a brand new side-by-side mentorship program, offering students the once in a lifetime opportunity to study Dvořák's music with members of Dvořák's own orchestra.
Each member of the PSN orchestra will receive at least one 45-minute private lesson and there will be additional opportunities to participate in masterclasses throughout the program.
