Špilberk Festival: practical information
Dear listeners, Our Špilberk Open-Air Festival is fast approaching. From August 17 to 23, we’ll be gathering under the open sky in the large courtyard of Špilberk Castle. Here’s some…
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20. 8. 2026
Thursday
AROUND MILES: ERIK TRUFFAZ & GUSTAV BROM RADIO BIG BAND
Great courtyard of the Špilberk castle
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20:00 – 22:30
A project created especially for the festival to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Miles Davis’s birth.
22. 8. 2026
Saturday
ŠTEFAN MARGITA 70
Great courtyard of the Špilberk castle
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20:00 – 22:30
Legendary tenor Štefan Margita will also celebrate his anniversary this year at the Špilberk Festival. You can look forward to arias and duets from famous Czech operas, as well as works by Mozart, Verdi, Tchaikovsky and Gershwin.
23. 8. 2026
Sunday
CARMINA BURANA
Great courtyard of the Špilberk castle
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20:00 – 22:30
Carl Orff’s monumental cantata Carmina Burana, conducted by principal conductor Dennis Russell Davies and performed by the Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno, will close the 27th edition of the Špilberk Open-Air Festival.
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23. 8. 2026
Sunday
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CARMINA BURANA – TICKETS FOR STANDING
Great courtyard of the Špilberk castle
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20:00 – 22:30
Carl Orff’s monumental cantata Carmina Burana, conducted by principal conductor Dennis Russell Davies and performed by the Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno, will close the 27th edition of the Špilberk Open-Air Festival.
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AUDITION FOR THE POSITION OF FIRST TROMBONE
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE FILHARMONIE BRNO ORCHESTRA invites applications for THE POSITION OF FIRST TROMBONE The audition is taking place in the concert hall of Besední dům, Komenského náměstí…
The Brno Philharmonic presents its 71st season, subtitled “All Roads Lead to Brno.” The lineup includes Laurie Anderson, David Robertson, and Daniel Müller-Schott
PRESS RELEASE Brno, April 28th 2026 The Brno Philharmonic is kicking off its 71st concert season with a clear message: All roads lead to Brno. This refers to the…
71st season 2026 | 27
Join us as we embark on a new season, proudly subtitled “All Roads Lead to Brno!” We draw inspiration from the stories of world-renowned composers who visited Brno—such as Mozart, Brahms, and Mahler—whose works you will also hear during the 71st concert season.
But the paths of artists shaping the global scene also lead to the Philharmonic stage: Laurie Anderson, Fazıl Say—this time with his own piano recital—harpsichordist, organist, and conductor John Butt, cellist Daniel Müller-Schott, conductor David Robertson… Some stars are returning to Brno, while others are visiting for the first time.
Whether you’ve been with us for a long time or are visiting for the first time, find your way through the season and let the music guide you.
Dennis Russell
Davies
The Chief Conductor and Artistic Director
of Filharmonie Brno
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We continue our celebration of 70 years Filharmonie Brno with a colorful and challenging series of virtuoso works for our wonderful orchesta in combination with an impressive group of international and Czech artists. I am especially gratified to share the experience of working with our exceptional musicians with some very fine conductor-colleagues including Petr Altrichter, Tomáš Hanus, Anna-Maria Helsing, Robert Kružik, and David Robertson, and I appreciate very much their enthusiasm for the kind of programming that has established the Filharmonie Brno as a model of innovation with quality, and that has led to a dramatic increase in our audiences at home and abroad.
For example, Tomáš Hanus and I have each connected star cello soloists (Daniel Müller-Schott and Julia Hagen)with a most unique orchestral form, the Symphony-Concerto written by two of the greatest twentieth century composers, Prokofieff and Britten. Bobby McDuffie, the brilliant and innovative American violinist brings us Samuel Barbers exciting Violin Concerto, a work that he learned in his early twenties from the composer himself. “Our own” Iva Bittova will help us celebrate Philip Glass’s 90th(!) birthday, and Allan Ginsburg’s 100th with her special interpretation of Philip and Allan’s Sixth Symphony (Plutonium Ode) on an exciting program where Laurie Anderson will perform her “Amelia”, a portrait of the aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. The wonderful soprano Chen Reiss will be with us not only on the Spilberk in August, but will also help us to honor Beethoven’s memory later in the season with his concert arias, and the complete theater music to “Egmont”. I eagerly anticipate the opportunity to perform Mahler’s magnificent Fifth Symphony with our musicians, and our holiday program in December presents a colorful combination of pieces by Wagner, Reicha, and Stravinsky, with Christoph Prégardien returning with beautiful and evocative songs from Mahler’s “Das Knaben Wunderhorn”. Even now in the midst of a wonderful concert season, I can hardly wait for the next one to start. Please join us!
Foto: Andreas H. Bitesnich
