Ave Maria, Alleluia and Czech Music

Classical concert near Charles Bridge: Ave Maria, Alleluia & Czech Baroque music

While wandering in the Old Town of Prague, you reach the Charles Bridge. And next to it is the St. Francis Church, in which regular concerts of classical music take place. We invite you to join in and listen to the organ, flute, and mezzo-soprano gently awakening your soul...

Program:

• J. S. Bach | Aria Bereite Dich
• J. S. Bach | Fantasia in G minor
• J. S. Bach | Suite in B minor – Badinerie
• G. F. Händel | Aria Father of Heaven
• F. Schubert | Ave Maria
• F. X. Brixi  | Prelude
• L. Janáček | Ave Maria
• A. Dvořák | Biblical song
• F. Benda | Andante from Sonata F minor
• J. F. N. Seger | Fugue
• C. Saint-Saëns | Aria from Samson and Dalila
• W. A. Mozart | Laudamus Te
• J. F. N. Seger | Fugue for Organ
• G. Caccini | Ave Maria
• W. A. Mozart | Alleluia

Soloists:

Barbora Polášková de Nunes-Cambraia - mezzo-soprano
Žofie Vokálková / Dana Hegerová - flute
Drahomíra Matznerová - organ 

Our tip:

Listen to festive fanfare, played by two trumpeters in stylized costumes on the heraldic trumpets before the beginning of the concert at the staircase of the church. The artists typically perform 30 minutes before the concert begins.

About the organ:

The organ of St. Francis of Assisi Church is the second-oldest organ in Prague, built in 1702. Many famous personalities, such as W. A. Mozart, A. Dvořák, and J. Seger, played this unique musical instrument, which has been recently sensibly restored.

Important:

• No assigned seating, seating on a first-come, first-served basis
• The soloists perform most of the concert from the front right balcony by the organ
• The last two pieces will be performed on the ground floor in front of the pews
• The church opens 20 minutes before the concert
• Up to 3 children under 10 years old with one adult free of charge
• No intermission
• Dress code: casual
• Program subject to change

Prague opera and ballet 

St. Francis Church - Charles Bridge

A monastery Baroque church next to Charles Bridge with long tradition of organ concerts

The Church of St. Francis of Assisi from 1688 belonging to the Order of the Red Cross is an exceptional work of a Burgundy architect Jean Baptiste Mathey. Inconspicuous from outside, the church is in fact very important part of the Old Town skyline.

In Baroque times, this building inspired by the contemporary Roman architecture came across in Prague as a revelation and became a model for many contemporary architects. Interior decorations stand out by their sophistication dominated by a fresco of the Last Judgement by the famous Prague Baroque painter Václav Vavřinec Reiner. 

How to get there:

• Accessibility by Prague public transport:
  metro A (green line) - Staroměstská station
  tram - Staroměstská stop or Karlovy lázně stop
• Nearest car parking:
  Rudolfinum Parking, Alšovo nábřeží 12, Prague 1