Great music in a great space

Date:	May 29, 2025 \| 18:00 (Thu)
Venue:	St. Nicholas Church on Old Town Square
Duration:	60 minutes
Intermission:	No
Status:	Available
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Classical music concert of mezzosoprano and organ performing great compositions by great masters

Program:

J. S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in D Major
J. S. Bach - Magnificat
A. Vivaldi – Gloria
W. A. Mozart – Ave Verum Corpus
A. Dvořák – Biblical songs

Performing:

Yvona Škvárová – mezzosoprano
Jan Kalfus – organ
(Professor of Prague Conservatory)

Mezzosopranist Yvona Škvárová is a soloist of Prague National Theatre and also sought-after performer of oratorios and cantatas. She cooperates with leading Czech orchestras (Czech Philharmonic, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra) and often performs on concert stages both at home and abroad.

Important:

For the best sound and artistic experience the musicians perform from the top organ loft therefore during concert they are not visible to the audience
No intermission
Children under 10 years free of charge
Dress code: casual
Program subject to change

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St. Nicholas Church on Old Town Square

Address:	Staroměstské náměstí 27 , Praha 1 - Staré Město
Capacity:	250
Type:	Church
Winter heating:	Yes
Wheelchair access:	No

St. Nicholas Church on the Old Town Square has one of the most remarkable church interiors in Prague

This monumental Baroque church of St. Nicholas on Prague Old Town Square is a masterpiece created by a genius of his time Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer. Completed in 1737, the church was first owned by the Catholic Church, later by the Orthodox Church and now it belongs to the Czechoslovak Hussite Church founded here in 1920.

The original design of the ceiling, frescoes (by K. D. Assam), stucco decoration (by B. Spinetti) and statues (by A. Braun) are a masterful example of the Baroque sense of dramatic effect. Completed by a splendid chandelier, donated to the Orthodox Church by Russian Tsar Alexander II. in 1880, St. Nicholas church on Old Town Square has one of the most impressive church interiors in Prague.

The front of the church was originally located at a small square called "Hen Market" and the church itself was surrounded by many other buildings, hence its strange orientation. The house right next to the church stands on the birthplace of Franz Kafka. Popular classical music concerts in St. Nicholas Church are among the most favourite ones. After the evening concert, the Old Town Square enlighted by lanterns and night lighted Church of Our Lady before Týn are an unforgetable sight!

Important:

St. Nicholas church on Old Town square is heated during the winter.
The church as such is not wheelchair accessible, as there are stairs to enter. No lift, no ramp. However, before each concert there are assistants ready to carry the wheelchair in the church.

How to get there:

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

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Great music in a great space

Classical music concert of mezzosoprano and organ performing great compositions by great masters

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Performing:

Important:

St. Nicholas Church on Old Town Square

St. Nicholas Church on the Old Town Square has one of the most remarkable church interiors in Prague

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Tatsuya Oniki | April 13, 2023 | 18:00 (Thu)