Klementinum: The Best of Czech and World Music
Prague, Klementinum — Mirror Chapel
About the Event
Step into history as musicians bring to life timeless chamber pieces including the beloved Carmen and other compositions by icons like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johannes Brahms, Antonín Dvořák, Bedrich Smetana, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Johann Pachelbel, and Georges Bizet, all within the magnificent Mirror Chapel of the Klementinum in Prague as performed by a proficient string quartet.
Program
- Bedrich Smetana – The Moldau
- Antonín Dvořák – Humoresque, Largo, Slovanic Dance No. 8
- Georges Bizet – Carmen – Intermezzo and Ouverture from Carmen
- Johann Pachelbel – Canon in D
- Johann Sebastian Bach – Air
- Antonio Vivaldi – Four Seasons, Complete Spring, 2nd Movement from „Winter“
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento in F
- Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni – Adagio
- Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dances No. 5 and 6
Klementinum
The Klementinum is a vast Baroque complex of historical buildings - one of the largest such complexes in Europe - in Prague's Old Town. The name 'Klementinum' comes from the chapel erected here in honor of St Clement in the 11th century. However, the complex' main story begins several centuries later with the arrival of the Jesuits in Bohemia. Commencing construction on their university in the 17th Century, the building process stretched over 170 years, explaining the Klementinum's mixture of architectural styles. When the Jesuit order was suppressed in 1773, they left the Klementinum, but the university they had founded remained. Today, the Mirror Chapel of the Klementinum frequently hosts classical music concerts,primarily featuring works by Mozart, Vivaldi, Smetana, and Dvorak.
Address
Klementinum, Klementinum 190/ Křižovnická, 190 Karlova, 1 Mariánské nám. 5, Prague, Czech Republic — Google Maps
