Smetana's Moldau, Dvořák's Humoresque and Grieg's Peer Gynt in the Art Nouveau Gregr Hall of Prague's Municipal House.
The decoration of Gregr Hall, designed originally for the Civic League, the initiator of the Municipal House's construction, was entrusted to František Ženíšek, a member of the National Theatre generation, whose work is based in the ideological world of the academic painting of the second half of the 19th century. For this hall, Ženíšek painted ceiling allegories symbolizing Life, Poetry and Death. The hall is dominated by a mural triptych of Love Song, War Song and Funeral Song, depicting life from birth to death. The hall bears the name of Julius Grégr, a founder of the National Daily, which was an influential newspaper in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Program
A. Vivaldi – The Four Seasons: Summer (Allegro non molto, Adagio, Presto)
W. A. Mozart – Divertimento in D major, K. 251
B. Smetana – The Moldau (Vltava)
A. Rubinstein – Melody in F
A. Dvořák – Humoresque
E. Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
Performed by
Prague Music Chamber Orchestra (8-11 members)
This group is made up of renowned musicians who play in leading orchestras such as the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra. The Prague Music Chamber Orchestra excels with its unique, sophisticated sound and is representative of a highly valued form of interpretative art.
Important Information
Duration: 60 minutes, no intermission
Dress code: casual
Discounts: students (16-26 with a valid student card) and seniors (65+); children 6-15 at a reduced rate, children up to 5 are admitted free of charge