Christmas Subscription: The Power of the Orchestra

Give your loved ones an experience they will never forget! Under the Christmas tree this year, surprise them with a package of four symphonic concerts held in the beautiful Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum and the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House. The package includes the premium New Year’s Concert and encounters with great names of classical music such as conductors Jonathan Nott and Alevtina Ioffe, violinist Christian Tetzlaff, tenor Daniel Matoušek, and pianist Martin Kasík. Naturally, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra will not be missing. The Christmas subscription can be purchased from 1 November to 23 December 2025.

The package includes:

Concert 1
New Year’s Concert – “O Sole Mio: The Most Famous Italian Songs and Arias”
4 January 2026 | 7:30 p.m. | Rudolfinum

Programme:
Gioachino Rossini | Giacomo Puccini | Ruggero Leoncavallo | Giuseppe Verdi
’O Sole Mio | Santa Lucia | Caruso | Nessun dorma and more

Performers:
Jan Kučera – conductor
Daniel Matoušek – tenor
Barbora Kubíková – mandolin, guitar
Ahmad Hedar – piano, vocals

Concert 2
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
16 February 2026 | 7:30 p.m. | Municipal House

Programme:
Bohuslav Martinů: Prelude for Orchestra, H. 345
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet – selection from the ballet

Performers:
Alevtina Ioffe – conductor
Timothy Chooi – violin

Concert 3
Jonathan Nott and Christian Tetzlaff
23 February 2026 | 7:30 p.m. | Rudolfinum

Programme:
Gustav Mahler: Blumine
Ondřej Adámek: Violin Concerto – Czech premiere
Alexander Zemlinsky: The Mermaid, symphonic poem

Performers:
Jonathan Nott – conductor
Christian Tetzlaff – violin

Concert 4
Mozart – Chopin – Berlioz
15 June 2026 | 7:30 p.m. | Rudolfinum

Programme:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Frédéric Chopin: Variations on Là ci darem la mano
Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy

Performers:
Erina Yashima – conductor
Martin Kasík – piano
Josef Špaček – viola