Concertino Praga 60 Years
Rudolfinum, Sunday 18 October 2026 at 7.30 p.m., public dress rehearsal at 10 a.m.
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Robert Kružík – conductor
Dmitry Sitkovetsky – violin
Václav Hudeček – violin
Radek Baborák – horn
Daniel Matejča – violin
Ivo Kahánek – piano
Filippo Lombardi – trumpet
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in D minor, BWV 1043 (17′)
Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35 (21′)
Reinhold Glière: Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in B-flat major, Op. 91 (26′)
Camille Saint-Saëns: Étude in the Form of a Waltz, Op. 52 No. 6 (arr. Eugène Ysaÿe) (8′)
Talent is a gift, but true artistry arises from dedication, hard work, and love of music.
Yehudi Menuhin
Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the prestigious Concertino Praga competition with an evening of virtuosity and distinguished musical figures. Under the baton of Robert Kružík, Bach’s Double Concerto in D minor will be performed by Dmitry Sitkovetsky and Václav Hudeček; Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1 by Ivo Kahánek together with Filippo Lombardi; Glière’s Horn Concerto by Radek Baborák; and Saint-Saëns’s Étude in the Form of a Waltz, performed by the violinist Daniel Matejča.
Robert Kružík
is one of the prominent figures of the younger generation of Czech conductors. He is Chief Conductor of the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic and works with the Janáček Opera Orchestra of the National Theatre Brno. He is a recipient of the Jiří Bělohlávek Award (2020) and the Sir Charles Mackerras Award (2025).
Dmitrij Sitkoveckij
studied at the Moscow Conservatory under David Oistrakh and performs with leading orchestras across Europe, the United States, and Asia. He is the founder of the chamber orchestra New European Strings. Václav Hudeček made his debut at the age of fifteen with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and has long been engaged in pedagogical work through the Václav Hudeček Academy.
Radek Baborák
is an internationally acclaimed horn player and conductor, a laureate of the Concertino Praga, Prague Spring, and ARD competitions. He has served as principal horn of the Czech Philharmonic, the Munich Philharmonic, the Bamberg Symphony, and the Berlin Philharmonic.
Daniel Matejča
won Eurovision Young Musicians 2022 and is a laureate of numerous competitions, including Concertino Praga. For the Supraphon label, he has recorded Ysaÿe’s sonatas, and together with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra under Tomáš Netopil he recorded an album featuring concertos by Shostakovich and Prokofiev.
Pianist Ivo Kahánek
is one of the most prominent Czech pianists of his generation, renowned for his emotional depth and distinctive approach to the Czech repertoire. In 2004, he won the international Prague Spring Competition, and since then he has performed on prestigious stages around the world, including the BBC Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall and the Berlin Philharmonie, where he became the second Czech pianist after Rudolf Firkušný to perform as a soloist with the orchestra. He collaborates with leading orchestras and conductors worldwide, regularly performs with the Czech Philharmonic, and records for Supraphon. His recordings have received numerous accolades, including a Diapason d’Or, as well as nominations for the ICMA and the BBC Music Magazine Award. In 2018, he received the Classic Prague Award for Solo Performance of the Year. He is a graduate of the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU).
Trumpeter Filippo Lombardi
studied in Bolzano and Vienna and is a laureate of the Concertino Praga and Aeolus competitions. He has also performed at Prague’s Rudolfinum with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Join us in celebrating music, mastery, and a proud competition tradition.
The concert will be broadcast live on Czech Radio Vltava
Ticket prices range from 180 to 1,100 CZK.
