Olympus Musicus: Benefit Chamber Evening – Echo of the 20th Century

Name: Olympus Musicus: Benefit Chamber Evening – Echo of the 20th Century
Start: 2026-08-12T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Klementinum, Mirror Chapel

Wed, Aug 12 2026 · 20:00 · 90 min | Klementinum, Mirror Chapel | 90 min

About the concert

Bruch's Kol Nidrei, Schulhoff and Shostakovich's Piano Quintet in the Mirror Chapel of Prague's Klementinum – a benefit chamber evening.

A chamber evening of the Olympus Musicus International Music Festival devoted to music from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Max Bruch's deeply felt Kol Nidrei is followed by Moszkowski's virtuoso Suite for two violins and piano and by Schulhoff's expressive Second Violin Sonata. After the intermission comes Shostakovich's Piano Quintet in G minor, one of the great chamber works of the 20th century.

The concert is a benefit evening: it supports Ukrainian students who have found a new home and a place to study in the Czech Republic.

The Mirror Chapel is part of the Klementinum complex and was built in the years 1722-1726. It takes its name from the number of mirrors used for decoration. The chapel, with its decorations and excellent acoustics, charmed even W. A. Mozart himself, who played the organ here.

The 13th Olympus Musicus International Music Festival takes place in Prague from 10 to 14 August 2026. Every year it brings music students, teachers and concert artists from around the world to the Czech capital for masterclasses and public concerts in which young talent performs alongside established names. This year's guests include Lyda Chen-Argerich and Denis Severin from Switzerland and Jinhee Joung and Youngsun Jin from South Korea, together with the laureates of the festival's partner competition in Italy, the Concorso Musicale Città di Filadelfia "Paolo Serrao" – violinist Seowoo Jin (2025) and oboist Alina Lamziuk (2026).

Program

M. Bruch – Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Ramutė Kalnėnaitė (cello), Vsevolod Dvorkin (piano)
M. Moszkowski – Suite for Two Violins and Piano in G minor, Op. 71
Evgenia Epshtein (violin), Roman Fedchuk (violin), Vsevolod Dvorkin (piano)
E. Schulhoff – Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2
Natasha Lipkina (violin), Vsevolod Dvorkin (piano)
Intermission
D. Shostakovich – Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Jinhee Joung (violin), Natasha Lipkina (violin), Iakov Zats (viola), Denis Severin (cello), Youngsun Jin (piano)

Performed by

Evgenia Epshtein - violin (Israel)
Roman Fedchuk - violin (Czech Republic)
Jinhee Joung - violin (South Korea)
Natasha Lipkina - violin (USA)
Iakov Zats - viola (Italy)
Ramutė Kalnėnaitė - cello (Lithuania)
Denis Severin - cello (Switzerland)
Vsevolod Dvorkin - piano (Italy)
Youngsun Jin - piano (South Korea)

Important Information

Duration: 90 minutes including one intermission
Dress code: casual
Discounts: seniors, students and children up to 15 at a reduced rate
Seats are not numbered - open seating
The venue is not wheelchair accessible

Tickets

Wed, Aug 12 2026

20:00

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