May31 2025 (Sat)
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Virtuosi Di San Nicola
Music of the Great Baroque Masters
St. Nicholas Church on Old Town Square
60 minutes | Classical Music | Available
| Date: | May 31, 2025 | 17:00 (Sat) |
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| Venue: | St. Nicholas Church on Old Town Square |
| Duration: | 60 minutes |
| Intermission: | No |
| Status: | Available |
| Reviews: | (7) |
Group discount 10+ people
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Haendel's celebratory Music for the Royal Fireworks as well as perfect Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
Program:
- A. Vivaldi - The Four Seasons
- A. Corelli - Sonata da Chiesa
- G. F. Händel - Music for the Royal Fireworks
- J. S. Bach - Fantasia in G Major BWV 572
Performing:
Vladimír Frank - violin
Jan Petřík - violin
Josef Popelka - organ
Important:
- For the best sound and artistic experience the musicians perform from the top organ loft as well as in front of the altar therefore during concert they are not always visible to the audience
- No intermission
- Children under 10 years free of charge
- Dress code: casual
- Program subject to change
Venue photo gallery
St. Nicholas Church on Old Town Square
| Address: | Staroměstské náměstí 27 , Praha 1 - Staré Město |
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| 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
Alison Drever | November 06, 2024 | 18:00 (Wed)
The venue is beautiful. We did feel that not being able to see the musicians, who are up in a gallery and behind the audience, for most of the concert was disappointing. Seeing the musicians play is such a key part of a concert and this was largely missing until the last 10-15 minutes. There also seemed to be some issues with the tuning in the final part. The programme had a good variety of composers.
Patrick Servais | May 22, 2024 | 18:00 (Wed)
Beautiful concert in an amazing venue!
pascal CHAUVE | June 14, 2023 | 18:00 (Wed)
Un peu ennuyeux, morceaux choisis pour les amateurs avertis
Kohler Anna | May 24, 2023 | 18:00 (Wed)
Kim Gilbert | May 24, 2023 | 18:00 (Wed)
Whilst the concert was enjoyable, i felt that there was little engagement with the audience. It would have been good to have a brief introduction to the players and maybe just an introduction to each piece. Especially as the players are behind the audience for half of the performance. I know language woyld nake this difficult, but iI think it would help to make the audience feel more a part of the performance.
Pénélope Burgaud | May 24, 2023 | 18:00 (Wed)
The sound was not exceptional. Musiciens are not visible during all the show.