New Year's Concert

Date:	January 01, 2026 \| 16:00 (Thu)
Venue:	St. James Basilica
Duration:	60 minutes
Intermission:	No
Status:	Available
Reviews:	(5)

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Start 2026 joyfully with an uplifting festive classical music at St. James Basilica near the Old Town Square, Prague

Program:

Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634-1704)
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1750)
František Xaver Brixi (1732-1771)
Jiří Ignác Linek (1725-1742)
Jakub Jan Ryba (1765-1815)
Claude Balbastre (1727-1799)
Théodore Dubois (1837-1924)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Louis J. A. Lefébure - Wély (1817-1869)

Performing:

Jan Verner - trumpet, flugelhorn, recorder
Peter Mori - timpani, triangle, chimes
Irena Chřibková - organ

About organ:

The St. James´s organ is the largest organ in Prague and the Czech Republic. The two-manual organ with a pedal keyboard and 26 stops was completed in 1705 by Abraham Stark of Loket.

The organ´s case, which is still admired today, was quite unique in its time. So far the latest major reconstruction was carried out between 1981 and 1982 by "Varhany Krnov" (Rieger-Kloss). At present the organ has four manuals, 91 speaking stops and 8,277 pipes.

More information about organ

Important:

No assigned seating, seating on a first-come, first-served basis
We recommend arriving at the venue 30 minutes before the start of the performance
No intermission
Dress code: casual. However, no plaid shorts are allowed.
Program subject to change

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St. James Basilica

Address:	Malá Štupartská 6 , Praha 1
Capacity:	230
Type:	Church
Winter heating:	No
Wheelchair access:	Yes

St. James Basilica is renowned for its organ concerts and festivals

The impressive interior of the St. James Basilica is a treasury of Baroque art. Since the 13th century, St. James Basilica belonging to the Franciscan order has been an important spiritual center of Prague. It has been also a stop on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Throughout history, the church was spared from destruction by butchers' guild who had their meat market close by.

Of many legends related to the church the most famous is the legend of a thief whose severed hand of sin is still hanging on a chain in the church.

The origin of St. James' large organ dates to the very beginning of the 18th century. After a major fire in 1689, a new organ was built by Abraham Stark of Loket, who had by then already produced several organs for various localities in Bohemia. The new two-manual organ was completed in 1705. The organ´s case, which is still admired today, was also unique for its time.

In 1941, the organ was enlargened and the Romantic disposition was added to original Baroque one. The latest reconstruction was completed in 1982 by „Varhany Krnov“ (Rieger-Kloss). All of Stark’s original voices, mostly including original pipes, were preserved, as well as many interesting Romantic tone-colours. At present the organ has four manuals, 91 speaking stops and 8,277 pipes.

See the detailed information about the organ.

Did you know?

The monastery of St James is one of the stops on the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela. In 1974, Pope Paul VI awarded the church of St. James the honourable title of Basilica Minor.

How to get there:

Accessibility by public transport:
metro B (yellow line) - Náměstí Republiky station
tram - Náměstí Republiky stop
Nearest car parking:
underground of Kotva Shopping Centre or Palladium Parking, Prague 1

Overall rating:

Ester Vosátková | January 01, 2025 | 16:00 (Wed)

Ivan Vicherek | January 01, 2025 | 16:00 (Wed)

vse v poradku; skoda, ze nejde zaridit alespon mirne vytapeni teplomety, kdyz se v kostele netopi nebo zapujceni dek - levne lze poridit v IKEA, JYSK, Pepco, Action:-))

Zdenko Kubina | January 01, 2025 | 16:00 (Wed)

Margareta Krizova | January 01, 2025 | 16:00 (Wed)

Marcela Nováková | January 01, 2025 | 16:00 (Wed)

Prostor nádherný, ale jen pro otužilce :-)