The Dvořák Hall
Acoustically among Europe's finest concert rooms and home of the Czech Philharmonic — world-class music at a reasonable price.
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Book on the official site weeks ahead, especially for the Czech Philharmonic. Prices are tiered and upper-balcony seats are far cheaper with excellent sound. Smart casual dress is enough.
The Rudolfinum has the better acoustics and the national orchestra; the Municipal House is the more beautiful room, in full Art Nouveau. For the music, Rudolfinum; for the spectacle, Municipal House.
For a few minutes, yes: the river façade and roofline statues are handsome, and it sits on the walk between the Jewish Museum and Charles Bridge. But from outside it is not a destination in itself.
The country's best-known classical music festival, held every May and June since 1946, always opening in this hall with Smetana's "My Country" on the anniversary of his death. If you travel in that season, book very early.
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The Rudolfinum is a large neo-Renaissance building on the Vltava embankment north of Mánes Bridge, opened in 1885 as a "house of art" combining a concert hall and an art gallery under one roof — which is still what it is. It was named after the Austrian crown prince Rudolf, and its roofline is ranked with statues of great composers and artists. Its heart is the Dvořák Hall, acoustically one of the most distinguished concert rooms in Europe and home of the Czech Philharmonic. Antonín Dvořák himself conducted the opening concert of the first Prague Spring festival here in 1946, and the festival still opens in this hall every year with Smetana's "My Country". The building has an odd chapter in its history: between 1918 and 1939 it served as the parliament of Czechoslovakia, before returning to its artistic purpose. Today it also holds the Rudolfinum Gallery, a contemporary art space with changing exhibitions. Walking past is free and the river façade is among Prague's finest; going inside means a concert ticket or an exhibition ticket.
Acoustically among Europe's finest concert rooms and home of the Czech Philharmonic — world-class music at a reasonable price.
A row of composers and artists along the roof edge — read the names from the pavement opposite; Mozart and Bach are among them.
Contemporary art with changing exhibitions inside a 19th-century building — a striking contrast, and a cheap ticket.
The square in front carries the name of the student who burned himself in 1969, and a memorial to him is on the building opposite.
Alšovo nábřeží 12, Old Town, Prague 1