The 18th edition of the festival in 2025 will focus on the works of Dmitri Shostakovich (50th anniversary of the death). During the festival, a unique concert will be held spicifically for the UNESCO Connects project. The entire festival is rehearsed on-site, and each programme is one of a kind.
Among the invited guests are renowned artists, including Kyiv-born pianist Konstantin Lifschitz, English violinist Chloé Hanslip, Slovak violinist Milan Pala, Czech violinist Pavel Šporcl, violist Vladimír Bukač, pianist Terezie Fialová, clarinetist Irvin Venyš, Epoque Quartet and many others.
Special concert on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Kutná Hora's inclusion on the UNESCO List:
Mozart vs. Shostakovich
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet, Two
Violins, Viola and Cello, K
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Irvin Venyš – clarinet, Helena Jiříkovská, Milan Pala
– violins, Vladimír Bukač – viola, Jiří Bárta – cello
Dmitri Shostakovich: Quintet for Two Violins, Viola,
Cello and Piano
Milan Pala, Helena Jiříkovská – violins, Vladimír
Bukač – viola, Jiří Bárta – cello,
Konstantin Lifschitz – piano
June 10
Cathedral of St Barbara
7:30 p.m.
International Music Festival
6th of June - 15th of June 2025
Cathedral of St Barbara, Church of Our Lady Na Náměti, Municipal Tyl Theatre, Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Bohdaneč near Kutná Hora
organizer: Lotos, s.r.o.