Christmas classics from Charpentier and Bach to O Holy Night and Silent Night in the Baroque hall of the Lobkowicz Palace at Prague Castle.
This festive concert brings professional musicians, including members of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, to the Lobkowicz Palace for a program ranging from Baroque masterpieces by Charpentier and Bach through Vivaldi's Winter to beloved Christmas carols such as O Holy Night and Silent Night.
Program
M. A. Charpentier - Te Deum
J. S. Bach - Inventions for Flute and Viola
J. S. Bach - Prelude
J. S. Bach - Chorale Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring)
A. Vivaldi - Winter from The Four Seasons
H. Eccles - Sonata
W. A. Mozart - Andante or Rondo
L. van Beethoven - Für Elise
A. Dvořák - Pièce romantique
F. Chopin - Concert Pieces
S. Bortkiewicz - Angel
A. Adam - O Holy Night
F. X. Gruber - Silent Night
F. Gossec - Tambourin
Performed by
Viola - alternation:
Jan Šrámek, Jan Mareček, Dominik Trávníček, Martin Sekyra, Dagmar Mašková
Piano - alternation:
Jana Hrušková, Martina Hájková, Silvie Ježková, Martin Fila, Ivana Némethová
Flute - alternation:
Žofie Vokálková, Dana Hegerová, Eva Schwanová, Michaela Valentová, Anna Baštová
Ticket categories
Adult: 18 - 60 years
Student: 7 - 26 years (with a valid student ID)
Senior: 60 years and over
Children 6 and under - free entry
Important Information
Duration: 60 minutes
Seats are not numbered and the concert hall opens 15 minutes before the performance.
Getting there: Lobkowicz Palace is inside the Prague Castle grounds; random security checks may take place at the castle entrances, so allow a few extra minutes.
On foot: from Malostranská metro (Line A), walk up the Old Castle Stairs to the east gate; the palace is right inside, on the left.
By tram, taxi or car: Prague Castle (Pražský hrad) tram stop at Mariánské hradby and U Prašného mostu, then walk through the castle courtyards past St. Vitus Cathedral to Jiřská Street.
Special offer: Combo Ticket (Concert + Museum + free audio guide in 12 languages + 10 % discount to the Lobkowicz palace café)
With the "combo ticket", you can enjoy a classical music concert and visit a unique art collection in the Lobkowicz Palace Museum. The tour is audio guided, and you can look forward to seeing musical instruments, original scores and manuscripts from Beethoven and Mozart, paintings by famous masters such as Canaletto, Brueghel the Elder and Velázquez, fine porcelain, ceramics and rare decorative arts dating from the 16th to 20th centuries and more. By purchasing a "combo ticket", you will have also a 10% discount to The Lobkowicz Palace Café with its spacious balcony and a spectacular view of Prague.
The museum is open until 5:00 PM. With the Combo Ticket, you can visit it before the concert or on the following day.