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Prague and music are closely intertwined. On our site you’ll fi nd everything you Vignettes (CVs) Church of Sts. Simon and Jude, U Milosrdných 1, Prague 1 Concert halls Palác Akropolis, Kubelíkova 27, Prague 3, T: +420 296 330 913, might be interested in about music and Prague - personalities, monuments, festivals The church is famous for its Baroque music concerts and its well-preserved mas- www.palacakropolis.cz and attractions. Be inspired and listen while browsing through Prague... Ema Destinnová (1878 Prague - 1930 České Budějovice) terpiece organs that, according to legend, both Mozart and Joseph Haydn played, Spanish Hall of Prague Castle (second courtyard), Prague 1, T: +420 224 371 111, Legendary Žižkov club and alternative art centre. (D4) World-famous Czech opera singer who celebrated considerable success as the star a distinction which saved their pipes from confi scation for the war in 1917. (B3) www.hrad.cz Also try our interactive musical map of Prague on www.musicinprague.com. of the Berlin State Opera and London‘s Covent Garden. In New York‘s Metropolitan The largest ceremonial hall at Prague Castle, the venue for important ceremonies Rock Café, Národní 20, Prague 1, T: +420 224 933 947, www.rockcafe.cz Opera she shone alongside Enrico Caruso as his singing partner. Loreto, Loretánské náměstí 7, Prague 1 and concerts. (A3) Prague‘s iconic club to support young musicians. (B4) Not for sale for Not This church features a unique carillon. In addition, its organ is one of the most valu- edition First Antonín Dvořák (1841 Nelahozeves - 1904 Prague) able monuments of Baroque organmaking. Its special features are its broken octave Clam-Gallas Palace, Husova 20, Prague 1, T: +420 236 001 111, www.ahmp.cz Reduta, Národní 20, Prague 1, T: +420 224 933 487, www.redutajazzclub.cz 210,000 printed: copies Total Things to do One of the most respected and most played personalities in the world of Czech com- and its bellows located outside the church. (A3) This Baroque jewel is a premium location for events and concerts. (B3) The oldest jazz club in Prague and one of the centres of the Velvet Revolution. (B4) 2013 Prague posers. He composed symphonies, instrumental compositions and operas. His career 1 The Beethoven Sycamore - took on a new dimension when he became director of the U.S. National Conservatory Vyšehrad Cemetery and Slavín Clementinium - Mirror Chapel, Mariánské náměstí 5, Prague 1, T: +420 222 220 879, Roxy, Dlouhá 33, Prague 1, T: +420 603 304 365, www.roxy.cz r.o. s spol. International, Princo printing: and Typesetting In the garden of the convent of the Order of the Graphic design: Dynamo design s.r.o. design Dynamo design: Graphic Knights of Malta, hidden from public view behind the „Lennon Wall“, grows what is in New York in 1892. Dvořák‘s New World Symphony was the fi rst music that Ameri- Vyšehrad Cemetery is undoubtedly the most important national burial ground. It www.klementinum.com Live concerts and dance parties in this renowned Prague club. (C3) Žaket data: Map allegedly the largest sycamore in Prague, sometimes also called Beethoven‘s syca- can astronauts heard aft er landing on the moon in 1969. is the fi nal resting place for more than 600 fi gures of culture and science. Notable Baroque chapel featuring two unique organs; jazz and classical music concerts are more. According to legend, the composer loved sitting under it during his visit to musical personalities buried here include Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák and held here. (B3) SaSaZu, Bubenské nábřeží 13, Prague 7, T: +420 284 097 444, www.sasazu.com www.prague.eu Prague. (B3) Zdeněk Fibich (1850 Všebořice u Čáslavi - 1900 Prague) Zdeněk Fibich. Ema Destinnová, Jan Kubelík and Rafael Kubelík are interred in the One of the biggest clubs in Prague. (D2) CZ / 00 150 / 5 Praha / 70/4 náměstí Arbesovo Author of operas, piano cycles, melodramas and symphonies, he served as opera monumental tomb Slavín. (B5) Lucerna - Great Hall, Štěpánská 61, Prague 1, T: +420 296 333 333, www.lucpra.com Tourism, City Prague – služba informační Pražská © photos: and Text Prague of Map Musical Title: 2 John Lennon Wall - Undoubtedly the most famous wall in Prague‘s Kampa dramatic advisor of the National Theatre in Prague. He is world famous for his song Legendary concert hall and ballroom. (C4) district, supporters of the hippie movement covered it with graffi ti featuring romantic Poem, which is part of the symphonic poem V podvečer (At Twilight). Concert Halls poetry, philosophical texts and images. Aft er the death of John Lennon, it became Museums and monuments Rudolfi num - Dvořák Hall, Alšovo nábřeží 12, Prague 1, T: +420 227 059 352 a means of expressing dissatisfaction with the communist regime. (B3) Leoš Janáček (1854 Hukvaldy - 1928 Ostrava) World-famous concert hall and home of the Czech Philharmonic, which performed O2 Arena, Českomoravská 17, Prague 9, T: +420 266 771 000, www.o2arena.cz One of the most respected Czech composers, composer of several operas, of which Czech Museum of Music, Karmelitská 2, Prague 1, T: +420 257 257 777, www.nm.cz here for the fi rst time in 1896 under the baton of Antonín Dvořák. (B3) One of the most modern multipurpose halls in Europe with a capacity of 18,000 3 Singing Fountain - This 16th century Renaissance fountain stands in the Royal Její pastorkyňa (Her Step-Daughter, commonly known as Jenufa) has become world- In the former Church of St. Mary Magdalene you can explore the collection of 400 spectators. Garden at Prague Castle. Streams of water flowing from the fountain strike bell- -famous. Conductor, organist and composer, inspired by Moravian folk songs, whose historical musical instruments, including a fortepiano on which Mozart allegedly Municipal House - Smetana Hall, náměstí Republiky 5, Prague 1, T: +420 222 002 101, -metal, producing a lovely rhythmic sound. (B3) themes are reflected in his work. played. (B3) www.obecnidum.cz Synot Tip Arena, U Slavie 2a, Prague 10, T: +420 272 118 100, www.synottiparena.cz This famous Art Nouveau music hall is the traditional site of the opening concert of Brand-new multi-functional stadium with 21,000 seats. 4 Statue of Antonín Dvořák - This statue was unveiled at the end of the Prague Jaroslav Ježek (1906 Prague - 1942 New York) Antonín Dvořák Museum, Ke Karlovu 20, Prague 2, T: +420 224 923 363, www.nm.cz the Prague Spring music festival. (C3) Spring Festival in 2000. It is located in front of the Rudolfi num on Jan Palach Square Czech composer and pianist, author of the famous track “Bugatti Step”. His jazz This permanent exhibition in a Baroque summer palace documents the life and work Tipsport Arena, Za Elektrárnou 419, Prague 7, T: +420 266 727 443, (náměstí Jana Palacha). (B3) songs and dances for the Voskovec and Werich revue plays, performed in the of the famous composer. (C4) Liechtenstein Palace - Martinů Hall, Malostranské náměstí 13, Prague 1, www.tipsportarena-praha.cz Liberated Theatre, are famous and still played today. He died prematurely in exile in T: +420 257 534 206 Multifunctional hall from 1962 for 14,000 spectators. (C2) 5 Hotel Aria, Tržiště 9, Prague 1, www.ariahotel.net - Unique music-inspired hotel America. Bertramka, Mozartova 169, Prague 5, T: +420 241 493 547, www.bertramka.eu Concert hall in a historic palace in the Lesser Quarter. (A3) in the picturesque Lesser Quarter where each floor is dedicated to a diff erent musical This estate from the second half of the 17th century was Mozart‘s residence during genre. (A3) Hans Krása (1899 Prague - 1944 Auschwitz) his visits to Prague. (A4) Žofín - Great Hall, Slovanský ostrov 226, Prague 1, T: +420 222 924 112 Festivals German Jewish songwriter and native of Prague, a student of Alexander Zemlinský, A neo-Renaissance palace with a major concert hall and ballroom. (B4) 6 The fi lm Amadeus - The eight-time Oscar-winning fi lm by Miloš Forman in 1984 and opera and vocal accompanist for the German Theatre in Prague. In 1942 he was Bedřich Smetana Museum, Novotného lávka 1, Prague 1, T: +420 222 220 082, Babel Prague, www.babelprague.cz was largely fi lmed in the streets and interiors of Prague, such as the Estates Theatre. deported to the Terezín concentration camp, where he organized cultural events and www.nm.cz International experimental music festival. (C3) wrote the children‘s opera Brundibár. At the end of 1944, he was transported from This building once served as a water tower. Today it is a museum documenting Theatres Terezín to Auschwitz, from which he never returned. Smetana‘s life and work. (B3) Music Bridge Prague-Dresden, concert cycle between the cities, www.collegium1704.com 7 Bertramka, Mozartova 169, Prague 5 - The owners of this Baroque manor, Mr and Státní opera (State Opera House), Wilsonova 4, Prague 1, T: +420 224 901 448, Collegium 1704 orchestra and choir project connects Prague‘s musical life with Mrs Dušek, were good friends of Mozart, who oft en stayed here, and in 1787 fi nished Bohuslav Martinů (1890 Polička - 1959 Liestal) PopMuseum, Bělohorská 150, Prague 6, T: +420 776 141 531, www.popmuseum.cz www.narodni-divadlo.cz Dresden‘s. his opera Don Giovanni here. It is said that Josefi na Dušek locked him in the garden World-renowned Czech composer, influenced by impressionism and jazz. Aft er his Museum and archive of Czech and Slovak pop music. Prague‘s leading opera house. (C4) pavilion before his return to Vienna until he had written the aria Bella mia fi amma, studies at the Prague Conservatory, he worked as a violinist in the Czech Philharmo- Summer Festivities of Early Music, www.letnislavnosti.cz addio! for her.