History

The Czech-Slovak symphonic wind orchestra Academia Moravia was founded in 2021 to preserve the rich tradition of Czech symphonic wind music, present it to the general public, and introduce it to the next generation of young musicians.

Symphonic wind music has a tradition spanning more than a century in our countries, and Academia Moravia aims to be one of the custodians of this rich national cultural heritage.

In terms of repertoire, Academia Moravia focuses primarily on original compositions for wind ensemble by Czech and Slovak composers, as well as on transcriptions of famous works from symphonic, musical, and film music. Compositions for solo instruments are also an integral part of the repertoire.

The orchestra is conducted by Col. MgA. Václav Blahunek, Ph.D., Chief Conductor and Director of the Prague Castle Guard and Police of the Czech Republic Band.

Program:
MUSIC FROM CZECH FILMS
The program includes, among others, compositions from the films *Kolja*, *The Dark Blue World*, *Grandmother*, *Hospital on the Outskirts*, and more…

The musical experience will be further enhanced by screenings of clips from the films from which the individual compositions are taken. The visuals and live music will thus merge into a single experience, evoking the stories and atmosphere of well-known works of Czech cinema.

TICKETS
The regular ticket price is 450 CZK. The discounted price for Concert Club members is 150 CZK.
To purchase tickets at the club price, you must log in.
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You can also buy tickets any Thursday at our office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Na Kozačce 1, Prague 2 – Vinohrady)

For more than fifty years, the Landesjugendorchester Nordrhein-Westfalen has brought together approximately one hundred of the most talented young musicians from North Rhine-Westphalia, aged 14 to 21. The orchestra offers young performers the opportunity to study a challenging symphonic repertoire under the guidance of experienced professional musicians and conductors. It performs regularly in Germany and abroad and has been working closely with the WDR Symphony Orchestra since 2006. The orchestra also devotes itself to innovative concert projects that combine the classical repertoire with contemporary themes and new artistic forms.

The central theme of the program is “homesickness”—not only as a longing for a specific place, but also as a feeling that oscillates between roots and the present, between departure and return. Three compositions, each in a completely different way, explore how home and the longing for it might sound.

Program:

Bedřich Smetana | The Moldau

Luciano Berio | Folk Songs

Antonín Dvořák | Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”

Performers:

Landesjugendorchester NRW – North Rhine-Westphalia State Youth Orchestra

Conductor: Sebastian Tewinkel

Mezzo-soprano: Anna Amanda Stolere

TICKETS

The regular ticket price is 450 Kč. The discounted price for Concert Club members is 150 Kč.

To purchase tickets at the club price, you must log in.

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You can also purchase tickets any Thursday at our office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Na Kozačce 1, Prague 2 – Vinohrady – entrance from Máchova Street)

The musical history of this ensemble, composed of students from a private university founded in the 19th century, dates back to the 1920s. These young musicians are visiting the Czech Republic for the fifth time, and once again they will be performing the music of Antonín Dvořák, whose work is extremely popular in Japan. They will perform Dvořák’s Carnival Overture, Op. 92, which will open the evening with its energy and colorfulness. The program will also feature Music for Symphony Orchestra by Japanese composer Yasushi Akutagawa, which clearly reflects the influences of Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergei Prokofiev. The concert will conclude with Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73, a work full of lyricism and optimism that represents one of the pinnacles of Romantic symphonic composition.

Conductor: Mr. Riku Okamoto

Antonín Dvořák – “Carnival” Overture, Op. 92 
Yasushi Akutagawa – Music for Symphony Orchestra
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

TICKETS
The regular ticket price is CZK 590. The discounted price for Concert Club members is CZK 190.
To purchase tickets at the club price, you must register.
https://goout.net/cs/musica-orbis-doshisha-university-orchestra-japonsko/ezjvqni/

Tickets can also be purchased every Thursday at our office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Na Kozačce 1, Prague 2 – Vinohrady – entrance from Máchova Street).

The concert is held under the auspices of the Embassy of Japan in the Czech Republic.

The package includes admission to the following concerts:

Doshisha University Orchestra (Japan)
March 9, 2026, Rudolfinum – Dvořák Hall
Start time: 7:30 p.m.

Conductor: Riku Okamoto

Program:
Antonín Dvořák – Carnival Overture, Op. 92
Yasushi Akutagawa – Music for Symphony Orchestra
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

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Sydney Youth Orchestra (Australia)
April 7, 2026 Church of St. Simon and St. Jude
Start: 7:30 p.m.

Conductor Stanley Dodds
Violin Harry Ward

Program:
Jessica Wells – Emu in the Sky
Grażyna Bacewicz – Violin Concerto No. 3
Bedřich Smetana – Vltava
Paul Nicolaou – But The Sky Is Surely Open
Paul Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Igor Stravinsky – Suite from the ballet The Firebird

TICKETS:
The package can only be purchased in person on advance sale days at The Prague Concert Co. office, Na Kozačce 1, Prague 2 (entrance from Máchova Street):

Advance sales take place every Thursday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Conductor Benedikt Kantert

Programme:
Antonín Dvořák: Hussite, Dramatic Overture (Op. 67, B. 132)
Bedřich Smetana: Má Vlast: Vltava – Tábor – Blaník (JB 1:112/2+5+6)
Miloslav Kabeláč: Jewish Prayer (Op. 59)
Miloslav Kabeláč: Six Male Choirs to words by Jiří Wolker (Op. 10)
Miloslav Kabeláč: Don’t Back Down! (Op. 7)

TICKETS:

The normal price of tickets is 400 CZK. The discounted price for Concert Club members is 150 CZK.
To purchase tickets at the club price you must log in.

You can also buy tickets for cash at any of the pre-sale dates in our office (Na Kozačce 1, Prague 2 – Vinohrady – entrance from Máchova Street)

Pre-sale takes place every THURSDAY, 9 am – 5 pm

This concert is made possible with the kind support of the Czech-German Future Fund.