Jonathan Nott and Christian Tetzlaff
Rudolfinum, Monday 23. 2. 2026 at 7.30 pm
Gustav Mahler: Blumine
Ondřej Adámek: Violin concerto, Czech première co-commissioned by PRSO
Alexander Zemlinsky: The Mermaid, a symphonic poem
Jonathan Nott conductor
Christian Tetzlaff violin
Ondřej Adámek is one of the most prominent Czech composers of today. His work is characterized by an original sonic language, rhythmic inventiveness, and an unconventional approach to orchestral writing. The Czech premiere of his Violin Concerto will be performed with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra by violinist Christian Tetzlaff under the baton of conductor Jonathan Nott.
The opening poetic composition Blumine was originally the second movement of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 1 in D Major. However, the composer removed this Andante from the symphony after several performances. The dialogue between trumpet and orchestra develops lyrically and caresses us at the end with its tenderly shimmering atmosphere. The music originally illustrated the popular German poem Der Trompeter von Säckingen.
The Mermaid is a symphonic poem by Alexander Zemlinsky, whose work combined late Romanticism with the approaches of the Second Viennese School. He was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, but his real "mermaid" was the young Alma Schindler. Zemlinsky taught her composition, with Alma composing a number of songs to words by Rilke and Heine. Their passionate relationship ended in Zemlinsky's painful disappointment when Alma married Gustav Mahler.
The concert will be broadcast live on Czech Radio Vltava. A recording of the concert will also be broadcast on the Czech Radio D-dur programme every Wednesday.
Individual admission: CZK 1,100 | CZK 900 | CZK 700 | CZK 500 | CZK 300 | CZK 180
Subscription ‘R’ - Rudolfinum 7 concerts: CZK 3,600 | CZK 3,200 | CZK 2,700 | CZK 2,300 | CZK 1,800
Large subscription ‘R’ - Rudolfinum and ‘O’ - Municipal House 14 concerts: CZK 5,000 | CZK 4,600 | CZK 4,200 | CZK 3,900 | CZK 2,400
Concert duration 90 min.
We reserve the right to change the programme performers.
