The Philokallia Association (philokallia, a word of Greek origin meaning “love of the beautiful”) gave this name to the first and only festival of Orthodox music in Prague because we perceive every act in sacred music, whether of composition or interpretation, as a kind of conscious or unconscious search for this pristine beauty, the Archaion Kallos.
The festival is held under the auspices of:
the Minister of Culture, Mgr. Martin Baxa,
the Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus, H. E. Mr. Georgios Yiangou,
the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria, H. E. Mr. Dantcho Dobrinov Mitchev,
the Councillor of Prague 2, Ing. Jaroslav Šolc
and with the blessings of
His Eminence Michal, Archbishop of Prague and the Czech Lands.