PHILOKALLIAProgramme
CONCERTS
Psalms from Mount Athos
A Byzantine Music Concert
4. 10. 2024, 19:30
Join us for a musical tour through the mystical world of Mount Athos with compositions by renowned masters of medieval byzantine music such as John Koukouzeles (14th. cen.), traditional liturgical chants, and works by contemporary Athonite monks (Agni Parthene), rendered by the choral master of the Simonopetra Monastery, Dimitrios Manousis and Philokallia Ensemble.
Protopsaltis (solo): Dimitrios Manousis (Simonopetra Monastery, Mount Athos, Greece)
Philokallia Ensemble, artistic director: Marios Christou
Venue: Church of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Resslova 9a, Prague 2
Admission: 300 CZK, 150 CZK (students, seniors)
Tickets available online here
Tickets are also available at the venue one hour before the beginning of each concert.
Philokalia of Today: Prayer
7. 10. 2024, 18:00
A sound performance and an interactive sound installation by Martin Klusák (World premiere)
Liubov Plavska (Ukraine): vocals
Martin Klusák: live electronics
Venue: Gothic tower, HAMU, Malostranské nám. 13, Praha 1
Sound installation opening hours: 16:00 – 18:00, daily until the 29th of October
The concert is held with the support of the Composition Department of the Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU).
Free entry
A Tribute to A. Arkhangelsky
9. 10. 2024, 19:30
A concert to commemorate one hundred years since the passing of the great Russian composer of sacred music A. A. Arkhangelsky, who has died in Prague in 1924.
Programme:
Alexander Andreyevich Arkhangelsky:
a selection of compositions from Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, Vespers and psalms,
I. Stravinsky, C. Kreek, and others.
Ensemble Hilaris, artistic director: Kryštof Spirit
Canti di Praga, choirmaster: Jan Svejkovský
Venue: Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Viničná 2, 128 00, Prague 2
Admission: 280 CZK, 180 CZK (students, seniors)
Tickets available online here
Tickets are also available at the venue one hour before the beginning of each concert.
The Music of Cyprus Monasteries
14. 10. 2024, 19:30
This concert will take the listeners on an ancient and mysterious journey through sacred music from Cyprus. Byzantine choir Romanos Melodos, a prominent male choir, will perform music from the Kykkos, Machairas, and other monasteries.
Byzantine choir Romanos Melodos (Cyprus), artistic director: Nikolaos Lymbourides
Venue: Church of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Resslova 9a, Prague 2
The concert is held with the support of the Embassy of Cyprus in Prague and under the auspices of the Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus, H. E. Mr. Georgios Yiangou.
Admission: 300 CZK, 180 CZK (students, seniors)
Tickets available online here
Tickets are also available at the venue one hour before the beginning of each concert.
Treasures of Bulgarian Sacred Music
24. 10. 2024, 19:30
Dobri Hristov, Alexander Tekeliev, Petar Dinev and others
A unique concert dedicated to Bulgarian sacred music, authentically performed by Sofia Chamber Choir „Vassil Arnaudov“.
Sofia Chamber Choir „Vassil Arnaudov“ (Bulgaria)
conductor: Theodora Pavlovich
Venue: Church of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Resslova 9a, Prague 2
The concert is held with the support of the Bulgarian Cultural Institute and under the auspices of the Embassy of Bulgaria in Prague
Admission: 300 CZK, 180 CZK (students, seniors)
Tickets available online here
Tickets are also available at the venue one hour before the beginning of each concert.
CHURCH SERVICE (free entry):
All-night vigil on the feast of the Dionysius the Areopagite
or
Music from the Holy Mountain of Athos
2. 10. 2024, 21:00 until 01:30 (3. 10. 2024)
All-night vigil with authentic Byzantine music from the Holy Mountain of Athos on the feast day of the great theologian of the 1st century, Dionysius the Areopagite.
Dimitrios Manousis (Simonopetra Monastery, Mount Athos, Greece): protopsaltis
with the accompaniment (isokratema) of
the Male choir of the Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos in Malá Chuchle,
artistic director: Marios Christou.
