October24 2012 (Wed)
6:00 PM

ORGAN WEDNESDAY

J. Bull, S. Scheidt, J. A. Reincken

St. Nicholas Church Lesser Town | Classical Music

60 minutes | Not available

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Date:	October 24, 2012 \| 18:00 (Wed)
Venue:	St. Nicholas Church Lesser Town
Duration:	60 minutes
Status:	Not available

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One of the top Czech organist Jaroslav Tuma will play tonight the famous organ in St. Nicholas Church

Program:
J. Bull
S. Scheidt
J. A. Reincken
J. J. Froberger
J. S. Bach
P. Morandi
J. Stanley

Soloist:
Jaroslav Tuma - Organ

Jaroslav Tuma graduated from the Prague Conservatory and the Academy of Musical Arts, where he now teaches organ performance and improvisation. While still a student, Mr. Tuma won prizes at several international competitions, including Linz, Prague, and Leipzig. In addition to being a concert organist, Mr.Tuma also performs on harpsichord, clavichord, and fortepiano. He is known throughout the world for his improvisations, which earned him first prizes at both the Haarlem and Nuremberg competitions. He has been guest performer at the Prague Spring Festival, Musikfestspiele in Dresden, and the Flanders Festival and he continues to concertize in prestigious concert venues in Europe, the United States, and Japan. He records for radio, television, and numerous recording companies. His discography includes twenty solo recordings, most recently a recording for the Supraphon label of Part I and II of J. S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier performed on clavichord.

For concert visitors is St. Nicholas Church open 15 minutes before the concert. Please note the concert has no intermission.

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St. Nicholas Church Lesser Town

Address:	Malostranské náměstí 14, Praha 1
Capacity:	250
Type:	Churches
Winter heating:	No
Wheelchair access:	No

St. Nicholas Church: a gem of Prague´s Baroque architecture with long tradition of organ and classical concerts

The most famous Baroque church in Prague, The Church of St Nicholas, can be found on the Lesser Town square next to the former Jesuit college. With the neighbouring belfry, St Nicholas is the most distinctive landmark in the Lesser Town, completing the unique panorama of Prague.

The Church of St Nicholas, designed according to the model of main Jesuit church Il Gesù in Rome, is a superb example of High Baroque architecture, a temple that astonishes with its size and magnificently decorated interior.

Creation of three generations of architects, it was designed and successively built by father and son Dientzenhofers, Kryštof and Kilian Ignác, and completed by the son-in-law of the latter, Anselmo Lurago. The construction lasted for almost fifty years (from 1703 to 1752) and the temple was decorated by leading artists of the era, such as Ignác František Platzer (inside and outside statues), František Xaver Palko (frescoes), Jan Lukáš Kracker (frescoes), Karel Škréta (paintings), Johann Hennevogel (stucco) and many others.

Due to its artistic qualities, St Nicholas Church is today considered one of the most valuable Baroque buildings north of the Alps.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played the church's main organ during his stay in Prague. Shortly after his death the requiem mass for Mozart was served in St. Nicholas church, with members of the Prague Theatre Orchestra performing Requiem in Es by František Antonín Rössler.

Thanks to the music tradition St. Nicholas Church in Lesser Town has been one of the most important centers of cultural life and sacred and classical music in Prague. Nowadays, concert dramaturgy revolves not only around the liturgical year but also around national holidays celebrated in various countries.

St. Nicholas Church Opening hours

How to get there:

Accessibility by public transport:
metro A (green line) - Malostranská station
trams Nos. 12, 15, 20, 22, 23 - Malostranské náměstí stop
Nearest car parking:
Malostranské náměstí, Prague 1