April09 2014 (Wed)
6:00 PM

organ wednesday

J. S. Bach, D. Buxtehude, J. Pachelbel

St. Nicholas Church Lesser Town | Classical Music

60 minutes | Not available

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Date:	April 09, 2014 \| 18:00 (Wed)
Venue:	St. Nicholas Church Lesser Town
Duration:	60 minutes
Status:	Not available

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Organ wednesday concerts at St. Nicholas church have been for many years one of the best concerts of organ classical music in Prague.

One of the best Czech organists Ales Barta will perform on great St. Nicholas Church organ, which has over 4,000 pipes up to six metres in length.

Program:

Bohuslav Matej Cernohorsky
Dietrich Buxtehude
Johann Pachelbel
J. S. Bach
Georg Muffat

Soloist:

Ales Barta - positive organ

Ales Barta belongs to the top Czech organists. Laureate of the International Organ Competition Budapest 1983, prize-winner of the International Organ Competition Linz 1982 and the Prague Spring 1984 Organ competition,He has given organ classical music concerts concertos in the most of the European countries as well as in the U.S.A., Japan and China. His discography counts more than 30 CD’s for Czech, American and Japan recording companies. He uses to co-operate with famous orchestras (for ex. Czech Philharmonic or Prague Symphony Orchestra) and soloists (Josef Suk, Ivan Kusnjer, Miroslav Kejmar).

Due to technical issues we are going to perform the concerts on the positive organ under the dome where also the whole music production will take place. Therefore we would like to sincerely invite you to the Concerts under the dome!

For concert visitors is St. Nicholas church open 15 minutes before the concert.

Please note there is 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