Famous Ave Maria and Czech Baroque music

Enjoy famous classical masterpieces at St. Francis of Assisi Church by Charles Bridge

We invite you to popular organ concerts at St. Francis of Assisi Church. Thanks to high artistic level these Prague classical concerts are an unforgettable experience. Enjoy a rich sound of Baroque organ together with soprano and tenor. 

Program:

• Antonio Vivaldi | Laudamus Te (duet)
• Georg Friedrich Händel | Aria Ombra mai fu from oratorio Xerxes
• Johann Sebastian Bach | Toccata D Minor
• Giovanni Battista Pergolesi | Vidit suum dulcem (soprano), Amen (duet)
• Josef F. Norbert Seger | Toccata in D
• Wolfgang A. Mozart | Alleluia
• František Xaver Brixi | Prelude D Major
• Antonín Dvořák | Duet from Stabat Mater
• Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský | Toccata C Major
• César Franck | Panis Angelicus (duet)
• Franz Schubert | Ave Maria
• Charles Gounod | Ave Maria
• Gioacchino Rossini | Domine Deus (duet)

Soloists:

Lucie Laubová / Lída Pergelová - soprano
Dušan Růžička / Václav Barth - tenor
Markéta Šmejkalová - 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 are performing usually 30 minutes before the start of the concert.

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 music instrument, which has been recently sensibly repaired.

Important:

• No assigned seating, seating on first come – first served basis
• The soloists perform most of the concert from the front right balcony by the organ. The last four pieces will be performed on the ground floor in front of the pews.
• The church opens 20 minutes before the concert
• Children under 10 years accompanied by 2 adults free of charge
• No intermission
• Dress code: casual
• Program subject to change

Famous musicals in Prague

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