The New Year’s Concert of Czech Philharmonic

The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra welcomes the New Year in “Czech style” with four works, each of which is an ultimate musical celebration.

The New Year's Concerts of Czech Philharmonic became a significant tradition. This year, we have decided to celebrate the new year with you in Czech style with four beautiful works, each of which is original and a supreme musical celebration. Praga composed by Josef Suk, Bedřich Smetana’s Prague Carnival, Sinfonietta by Leoš Janáček and one of the three concert overtures that Antonín Dvořák, who conducted the very first Czech Philharmonic concert, composed in 1891. Dvořák‘s Carnival will open the programme of this year’s concert.

Programme
Antonín Dvořák: Carnival, Op. 92
Josef Suk: Praga, Op. 26
Bedřich Smetana: Prague Carnival
Leoš Janáček: Sinfonietta

Performers
Music of the Castle Guard and the Police of the Czech Republic
Jakub Hrůša, conductor
Czech Philharmonic

Production Company Czech Television
Genre concert
TV Director Tomáš Šimerda
Distribution TV Czech Television
Camera Jiří Myslík
Video format 16:9 HD
Duration 77 min.
Production year 2020