New Year's Eve Concert of the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Enjoy New Year's Eve classical concert in Smetana Hall - the most beautiful concert hall in Prague!

The venue is Smetana Hall, Prague's most beautiful concert hall, and the Municipal House's main hall.

The Municipal House in Prague was built at the place of the former Royal Court in 1912 to celebrate the Czech nation and has been one of the most significant public buildings in Prague for over a hundred years. It is a representative building which for its splendour and beautiful decorations is one of the jewels of Prague architecture. Although the building is usually described as an "Art Nouveau" edifice it is more of a blend of neo-Baroque, neo-Renaissance, western and oriental influences and Czech Art Nouveau style. This representative building is, above all, a great venue for classical music concerts and one of the prime venues of the world-famous Prague Spring Festival.

Representative Smetana Hall was the site of the independent Czechoslovak Republic declaration in 1918. Nowadays it serves predominantly as a concert hall. Beautiful Art Nouveau decorations – paintings with Slavic motifs, decorative stained glass ceiling, gilded lamps, beautiful organ – all this creates an unusually harmonic whole, which is a worthy area for implementation of the greatest treasures of Czech and world classical music.

Program

B. Smetana
VLTAVA (The Moldau)
A. Dvořák
FROM THE NEW WORLD - Symphony No. 9 (Allegro con fuoco)
G. Verdi
ARIA FROM LA TRAVIATA
G. Bizet
OUVERTURE TO CARMEN
ESCAMILLO'S ARIA FROM CARMEN
G. Puccini
ARIA FROM TOSCA
J. Brahms
HUNGARIAN DANCE No. 5
A. Dvořák
SLAVONIC DANCE No. 8 G minor (op.46)
Joh. Strauss
LEICHTES BLUT POLKA
BLUE DANUBE WALTZ
Joh. Strauss (father)
RADETZKY MARCH

and more

duration: 75 minutes

Performed by
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra developed in the 1990s into the most requested recording orchestra in Europe. The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra records more than 100 sessions per year, which include film music for producers from around the globe; classical music for Decca, EMI, Sony BMG, and other labels; as well as music for commercials. Soil Gabetta and Jonas Kaufmann are just a few of the famous soloists. Who have recorded CDs with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. With Friedemann Riehle conducting, the orchestra's annual New Year's Concert has become a highlight of Prague's live classical music scene. Its outstanding quality, in addition to proven ease in arranging contracts, continues to bring success to the orchestra.

Conductor - Friedemann Riehle
Soprano - Anda-Louise Bogza