On Thursday, May 28th, Austerlitz hosted the ceremonial opening concert of the festival’s 31st edition. The Pavel Haas Quartet had a stunning performance in the Historic Hall of the Austerlitz Chateau. With that, the month’s worth of musical delight starts. A month filled with unforgettable experiences, tradition and......
A refreshing festival prologue in the form of a unique opera performance took place in the baroque theatre at Valtice Castle on May 16. The thrilling Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell was the highlight of the entire day, filled with stunning performances. This day was......
To all our supporters, we bring you great news: in the time of uncertainty and change in cultural funding, a new significant partner joins the festival family – the company Agados. This renowned family company with a long tradition is based in one of the festival towns,......
The festival enters its fourth decade with a brand new, enticing TV spot. It is accompanied by a short bit from the first movement of Dvořak’s String Quartet in F major, “American”, played by the ensemble in residence, The Pavel Haas Quartet. The captivating, interlinked golden rings......
On Tuesday, April 28, the festival gala was held in a packed hall at Beseda House in Brno. The festival patron, Magdalena Kožená, and theorbo maestro Azul Lima electrified the audience with their thrilling performance. Thanks to our ladies from the media team, we have a photo......
We are bringing great news to all the fans of our patron, Magdalena Kožená, the star of the festival’s gala concert: following the great interest in tickets, we are releasing more tickets! Madrid, Barcelona, Heidelberg, Essen, London, Hamburg, Berlin… and we saved the best for......
Thanks to the recently signed memorandum about cooperation between our festival and the renowned Italian Foundation and Academia Stauffer, the prologue of the 31st edition took place in Cremona, Italy. This Lombard city is the capital of house making and was the home of Antonio......
On Monday, April 13th, in the auditorium of the cinema in Hustopeče, the work meeting of the Festival’s team, the mayors, and delegates of the Festival towns took place. We would like to thank the town of Hustopeče and Mayor Hana Potměšilová for the warm......
The awaited annual photo of the festival’s team is here! The sun was out, so we took a few pictures outside, but don’t worry: the traditional picture “on the stairs” was also taken. You can check it out in the Contact section and try to assign......
Ready to roll – on the 5th of March, the last pre-festival work meeting took place. The occasion resulted in high hopes for the upcoming 31st edition. We can confidently say that this edition will be truly impeccable. The Festival’s team meeting with the kind......
With great delight and pride, we would like to introduce this year’s ensemble in residence, the Pavel Haas Quartet, formed by Veronika Jarůšková and Marek Zwiebel / violin, Šimon Truszka / viola, and Peter Jarůšek / cello. One might ask. Where are our pride......
Thank you for your support in the year that is coming to an end, and we look forward to seeing you next year! The concerts of the 31st edition of the festival take place in the beautiful halls of our beloved festival towns. Take a look......
Our beloved festival patron Magdalena Kožená has been delighting audiences around the world for more than three decades with her exceptional singing talent, enhanced by her inimitable vocal elegance and almost infinite range of emotional expression. She also excels as a distinctive creator of imaginative concert......
One of the wonderful gifts for the festival’s 30th anniversary was this year’s artist residency. Where and on what keyboards did the phenomenal French artist Jean Rondeau play Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations? All four of his residency concerts were captured in a pleasant documentary by the festival’s videographers, led......
…what we were up to this May, we’ll be able to answer with a clear conscience — and with a photo story we’re delighted to share with you today! From Friday to Sunday, the dramaturgical triumvirate of the 31st festival – Peter Jarůšek, Pavel Nikl, and Simone Gramaglia......
We are proud of our lovely and outstanding patron, Magdalena Kožená! Yesterday, at the regional office, she received the South Moravian Region Award for her contribution contribution in the field of art from Governor Jan Grolich. Congratulations on this well-deserved honour! Our festival is delighted......
The jubilee edition is accompanied by a suitably polished spot: the malachite thirty was set in motion by our great graphic artists to the rhythm of the charming Renaissance song “Le bergier et la bergiere” by Jean Lecocq, performed by the excellent Flemish ensemble Utopia. If......
Our brand new programme can’t wait for you to dive in. Get into it HERE. Because we know you follow different clues when choosing concerts, you’ll find not only the cast of artists in the event details, but also a brief description of what to expect......
Fifteen days from now, the eagerly awaited D-Day will arrive: on Friday 31 January, we will publish the complete programme of the 30th edition of our festival. If you’ve read the words of this year’s brilliant dramaturge, Jelle Dierickx, you’ll already have an idea of the music......
We wish all festival supporters and partners a happy 2025!If you look closely at the New Year’s card (and indeed the entire new website graphic), you will see the number 30 sculpted from a precious stone. The festival will blow out 30 candles in June, and that calls......
