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 practical information that will come in handy before you head to the concert. WHEN TO ARRIVE Concerts start at 8:00 p.m.; the courtyard opens…
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 8, Brno, Czech Republic, at 9 a.m. on October 16th 2026. AUDITION CONDITIONS: round (anonymous): Ferdinand David Concertino for Trombone, Op. 4, 1st…
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 composers who left their mark on the city during their visits—Mozart, Brahms, Mahler, R. Strauss—and whose works will be featured in the new season. It…
Dear audience, We apologize for the incorrect venue listed on the tickets of Easter Festival of Sacred Music. The concert on April 1st, 2vd and 3rd will take place at the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on Jezuitská Street. Thank you for your comprehension.
Dear listeners, Due to an accident in the ticket office and the bistro above it, the ticket office will be temporarily relocated to the foyer of the Besední dům. The ticket office hours remain unchanged (Mon–Tue 8 a.m.–1 p.m., Wed–Fri 1 p.m.–6 p.m.). We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE FILHARMONIE BRNO ORCHESTRA invites applications for THE POSITION OF SECOND VIOLIN TUTTI.
The auditions are taking place in the concert hall of Besední dům, Komenského náměstí 8, Brno, Czech Republic, at 9 a.m. on September 21st 2026.
AUDITION CONDITIONS:
1. round:
Obligatory piece:
W. A. Mozart: first movement of a classic concerto with cadenza – playing from memory is required…
PRESS RELEASE Brno, March 16, 2026 Pēteris Vasks, one of the world’s most prominent composers, will celebrate his 80th birthday in April. The Brno Philharmonic will join in the celebrations with three concerts. “First a chamber concert at Besední dům, followed by two large-scale concerts at the Janáček Theatre. This is our favorite and proven…
PRESS RELEASE February 27, 2026 The Brno Philharmonic Orchestra has an exceptionally busy month ahead. In March, it will play or organize a total of seventeen concerts, covering a very wide range. In addition to smaller and chamber concerts at the Besední dům, it is preparing large orchestral evenings at the Janáček Theater, two jazz…
PRESS RELEASE Brno, February 2, 2026 The Brno Philharmonic Orchestra is preparing two concerts this week, featuring world-renowned clarinetist Sharon Kam as soloist under the baton of internationally acclaimed conductor Ivor Bolton. The program, entitled Three Stars of German Romanticism, will feature works by Carl Maria von Weber, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, and Johannes Brahms. “The…
PRESS RELEASE Brno, January 26, 2026 An emperor who usurps the right to decide on the life and death of people, to take their souls. And Death, who is so offended by this that he decides to take revenge on both him and humanity: he will not allow anyone to die. This is the…
Dear listeners, due to a planned power outage, our ticket office will be closed tomorrow. Online sales will continue to function, so you can purchase tickets online. We look forward to seeing you again at the ticket office on Wednesday from 1 p.m. Thank you for your understanding.
Dear listeners, due to the illness of one of the soloists, we have had to cancel the María Grand & Maya Keren concert, which was to take place on November 26, 2025. The concert will therefore take place on an alternative date, March 23, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at Besední dům. Tickets remain valid. Pianist…
The Filharmonie Brno celebrates its 70th anniversary at a New Year’s concert dedicated to dance. The orchestra will be joined by former musicians PRESS RELEASE Brno, December 31, 2025 The Brno Philharmonic Orchestra always celebrates its imaginary birthday at its New Year’s Concert, as the first concert of the newly established Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra took…
PRESS RELEASE Brno, November 4, 2025 Arvo Pärt, one of the world’s greatest contemporary composers, celebrated his 90th birthday in September. He is one of the composers regularly featured by the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, which is why it has prepared two events this week to mark his anniversary: the Brno launch of the book Between Two…
PRESS RELEASE Brno, October 1, 2025 For twenty-five years, Turkish pianist and composer Fazil Say has been captivating audiences and critics around the world. He captivated the Brno audience in the spring of 2014. “His concert was hopelessly sold out, so for the first time in the modern history of the philharmonic, we seated listeners…
Dear listeners, the concerts in the castle courtyard will take place weather permitting. This means that we will play even in light rain; the concert will only be canceled in the event of a severe storm or heavy rain and wind. Please do not use umbrellas, as they will prevent others from seeing the stage.…
PRESS RELEASE August 5, 2025 The Moravian Autumn International Music Festival, whose 53rd edition will take place from October 12 to 26, will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir Charles Mackerras. Brno will welcome top British orchestras in which he performed. At the opening concert, Mackerras’ daughter Catherine will present an award…
The Filharmonie Brno is entering its 70th anniversary season, symbolised by the word ‘connection’. It connects the past and the future. It also connects the concerts themselves, which are not individual musical experiences, but a network woven from the ties between composers, compositions, soloists and anniversaries. ‘This year, soloists from among our musicians and works…
Dear listeners, dear listeners, due to the illness of soprano Lady Bočková, we will have to change the line-up for the Thursday and Friday concerts. The soprano part will be taken by Jana Sibera, who performed with us in December at the Janáček Theatre in Handel’s Messiah. We thank Jana very much and wish Lada a…
Dear listeners, dear listeners, due to health reasons, the originally announced soloist Ivan Ilić will not perform at the concerts this Thursday and Friday. However, we have managed to secure a full-time replacement – the excellent Czech pianist Jan Bartos, who is one of the few contemporary performers (if not the only one besides Ivan…
PRESS RELEASE Brno, 26 November 2024program The Filharmonie Brno is about to present its biggest concert project of the season , The Fabulous Mahler. It will be performed this Thursday and Friday at the Janáček Theatre, and on Sunday 8 December at the Musikverein in Vienna. “The centrepiece of the programme, Gustav Mahler’ s…
Dear Listeners, Since the Špilberk Festival concerts are held in the open air, we would like to inform you about the Organiser’s Rules in case of bad weather. . the concert is not cancelled in advance even in case of negative weather forecast, the decision to cancel the concert is made at the time of the…
Dear listeners, we are very sorry that the weather spoiled yesterday’s concert of Pavel Cernoch. We are intensively negotiating an alternative date for the concert. The only thing we know so far is that it will take place indoors. Due to Pavel Černoch’s many work commitments, we are unable to say when we will be able to…
PRESS RELEASE Brno, 17 May 2024 90, 200, 150. Three numbers marking important anniversaries have significantly shaped Filharmonie Brno’s upcoming 69th season. “The number 90 refers to the season’s most important project, Mahler’s Das klagende Lied/Song of Lamentation. We will be performing this in its original three-movement form on the day exactly ninety years…
The composition “Happy Birthday Maestro” was written as a gift for the 80th birthday of the Filharmonie Brno’s chief conductor Dennis Russell Davies. We chose the opening from Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 80 in D minor as the main theme. We approached several Czech and international composers who have collaborated with Dennis Russell Davies in recent years…
PRESS RELEASE 12. 4. 2024 2024 isn’t just the Year of Czech Music and the two hundredth anniversary of Bedřich Smetana’s birth, but also a year in which Dennis Russell Davies, Filharmonie Brno’s Chief Conductor will be celebrating a significant birthday. Two days after his eightieth birthday, which falls on 16 April, Davies and his…
