Subscription Series A
The programme of orchestral Subscription Series A celebrates famed compositions, rediscovers works that have been unjustly forgotten, and welcomes the newest music. In the 2026/2027 season, we will hear compositions inspired by the creation of the world, dreams, and Greek legends and many more.
The programming of Series A offers wonderful opportunities for rejoicing, with a tribute to John Adams for this 80th birthday and commemorations of anniversaries for Beethoven, Berwald, Mozart, and Shostakovich. Conductor Xian Zhang will make her debut with the orchestra, while violinist Janine Jansen will perform for the first time as the Czech Philharmonic’s Artist-in-Residence. Semyon Bychkov’s baton will begin and end the series, while Jakub Hrůša, David Robertson, Karen Gomyo, and Kirill Gerstein are all returning to the Rudolfinum.
Subscription series A
What's On
John Adams
Frenzy: a short symphony (2023) (Czech premiere) (18')
Max Bruch
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 (25')
— Intermission —
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel)
Pictures at an Exhibition (35')
Performers
Karen Gomyo violin
Semyon Bychkov Chief Conductor and Music Director
Czech Philharmonic
What's On
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
— Intermission —
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade, symphonic suite, Op. 35
Performers
Xian Zhang conductor
Czech Philharmonic
What's On
Thomas Adès
In Seven Days for piano and orchestra (Czech premiere)
John Adams
Harmonielehre
Performers
Kirill Gerstein piano
David Robertson conductor
Czech Philharmonic
What's On
Josef Suk
Dramatic Overture, Op. 4
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Martin Smolka
Melancholia is Sitting and Looking Elsewhere (world premiere, commissioned by the Czech Philharmonic)
Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier, suite from the opera, Op. 59
Performers
Janine Jansen violin
Jakub Hrůša conductor
Czech Philharmonic
What's On
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K 543
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis et Chloé, concert performance of the ballet music
Performers
Czech Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Lukáš Vasilek choirmaster
Charles Dutoit conductor
Czech Philharmonic
What's On
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Performers
Miriam Kutrowatz soprano
Lucie Hilscherová alto
Norbert Ernst tenor
Alexander Grassauer bass
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Lukáš Vasilek Choirmaster
Semyon Bychkov Chief Conductor
Czech Philharmonic