Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Prague Symphony Orchestra's Easter Festival

Remember when we went to Obecni Dum and I told you that there are several concerts held there?  Well here's one you may not want to miss.  On March 31st and April 1st head on over to Smetana Hall for the Prague Symphony Orchestra's Easter performance, which will include Dvořák's stirring Stabat Mater.  Joining the Prague Symphony Orchestra will be Petr Altrichter at the podium, and four very good soloists: Marie Fajtová, Jana Wallingerová, Michal Lehotský and Peter Mikuláš.  The orchestra will be back for the only other set of Easter concerts at Obecní dům on April 8th and April 9th, which will feature two Czech superstars, conductor Jiří Bělohlávek and mezzo-soprano Dagmar Pecková, headlining a heavy-duty triple bill of Mahler, Zemlinsky and Foerster.  Pecková will be singing Zemlinsky's Six Songs, composed to texts by the Belgian poet Maurice Maeterlinck, and the Foerster piece is his Symphony No. 4, subtitled Easter Night, a hymn-like celebration of the holiday.

Smetana Hall

For an entre calendar of the Prague Easter Festival, visit the Prague Symphony Orchestra's website at

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