MF A. Dvořák Příbram

The Antonín Dvořák Music Festival can boast of a long tradition during which its organisers have managed to establish its position among top class cultural events of first-rate importance at its venues. It emerged in 1969 from the initiative of the Antonín Dvořák Society and the District Cultural Centre in Příbram. In 2015 the festival was transformed and the hosting was taken over by non-profit organisation Dvořákovo Příbramsko. logo_hfad_vyskaIn average the festival programme encompasses ten concerts, which in addition to the A. Dvořák works also present compositions of the 18th and 19th century masters as well as musical work of contemporary composers (20th and 21st century), whereas the concerts take place in very attractive venues of the region: Antonín Dvořák Memorial in Vysoká, Basilica at Svatá Hora, Church of Jacob the Elder, Ernestinum Mansion (František Drtikol Gallery), Březnice Chateau, Dobříš Chateau and others. Concert series is accompanied by many events (opera performance for children, open air concerts, programmes for schools, seniors, etc.). Prestigious status of the festival is also confirmed by the willingness of artists to present their compositions for the first time at the festival, or, in some cases the even create their artwork for the festival theme.

The festival hosted, for example, the Czech Philharmonic, Leningrad Philharmonic, Moscow State Philharmonic, Warsaw State Philharmonic, London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic, Film Symphony Orchestra, conductors like Mark Emler, Charles Groves, Arvid Jansons, Dimitri Kitayenko, soloists G. Beňačková, E. Urbanová, D. Pecková, A. Plachetka, Š. Margita, V.  Hudeček, J. Svěcený, J. Bárta, I. Ženatý, I. Klánský, K. Englichová, R. Baborák and many other artists.

Link: www.hfad.cz

CONTACTS

Organiser: Dvořákovo Příbramsko, z.ú.
Address: Žižkova 708, Příbram II,  261 01, Czech republic
Phone: +420 725 887 066
E-mail: festival@dvorakovopribramsko.czhouskova@dvorakovopribramsko.cz
www.hfad.cz

Member of the Czech Association of Music Festivals since 2013.