Mozart Festival in Bratislava

Bratislava Mozart Festival is an international music festival not only about Mozart. The festival celebrates the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It includes a series of concerts, performances and other activities that present Mozart’s compositions and his influence on classical music.

The festival often includes performances by local and international orchestras, chamber ensembles and soloists, as well as educational programs and workshops designed to promote an understanding of classical music. The festival is usually held at various venues in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, and attracts music lovers from the local community and abroad. It is a great opportunity for participants to experience quality classical music in a beautiful setting.

The 12th annual Bratislava Mozart Festival 2025 will present four unique concerts, offering Bratislava audiences exceptional foreign ensembles and an attractive program, among other things.

One of the planned accompanying events will once again be a tailor-made musical walk through old Bratislava.

Programme:

1. Capella Cracoviensis, Mozart – Requiem

opening concert of the festival
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Requiem in D minor K. 626

Capella Cracoviensis (PL)

Michalina Bienkiewicz – soprano
Matylda Staśko-Kotuła – alto
Dominik Czernik – tenor
Marek Opaska – bass

Jan Tomasz Adamus – conductor

In this year’s festival edition, the performance of Mozart’s Requiem will be performed by the leading Polish formation Capella Cracoviensis, which sets artistic trends not only on the Polish music scene. In cooperation with elite Polish vocalists, it will be presented in an innovative instrumental ensemble and a unique artistic concept by conductor Jan Tomasz Adamus.

ca. 60 min without intermission

Location: St. Martin Catedral , Bratislava
Date: 24.10.2025
Time: from 7:00 p.m.

2. {oh!} Orchestra

Mozart – Neukomm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(1756 – 1791)
String Quintet in G minor K. 516 (1787)

Sigismund von Neukomm (1778–1858)
L’amante abandonée dramatic quintet (ca. 1810)

{oh!} Orchestra (PL) in chamber ensemble

Martyna Pastuszka violin / artistic director
Bartłomiej Fraś – violin
Dymitr Olszewski – viola
Natalia Reichert – viola
Tomasz Pokrzywiński – cello

{oh!} The orchestra has risen to the Polish performing elite under the artistic direction of violinist Martyna Pastuszka. At the Bratislava Mozart Festival, he will perform in a chamber ensemble in the legendary String Quintet in G minor by W. A. ​​Mozart and the evocative L’amante Abandonée (The Abandoned Lover) by Haydn’s pupil Sigismund von Neukomm. The beautiful program, with a prelude to the highest chamber music, is a guarantee of a profound artistic experience.

ca. 90 min with an intermission

Place: Mirror Hall of the Primaciálny Palace, Bratislava
Date: 29.10.2025
Time: from 7:00 p.m.

3. Trio Unitas

Mozart – Hummel – Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(1756 – 1791)
Trio in C major, K. 548 (1788)

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 – 1837)
Trio in E flat major, Op. 12 (ca. 1804)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
Trio in G major, Op. 1 No. 2 (1794-5)

TRIO UNITAS – (CZ) classical piano trio

Petra Matějová – fortepiano
Magdalena Malá – classical violin
Helena Matyášová – classical cello

The piano trio is a phenomenon of 18th century chamber music. Its rich tradition is artistically continued by Trio Unitas, which, in the wonderful musical interaction of pianist Petra Matějová, violinist Magdalena Mala and cellist Helena Matyášová, will play unique piano trios by W. A. ​​Mozart, J. N. Hummel and L. van Beethoven. We look forward to Czech performing art of the highest quality.

ca. 100 min with intermission

Venue: Dvorana Concert Hall, Bratislava
Date: 4.11.2025
Time: from 7:00 p.m.

4. Schöllnast Consort, Mozart – Gran Partita

Festival closing concert
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
“Gran Partita”
Serenade in B flat major K. 361/452a for two oboes, two clarinets, two basset horns, two bassoons, four inventive horns and double bass (1784)

Schöllnast Consort

Lorenzo Coppola (IT) – clarinet, artistic director

The performance of Mozart’s Gran Partita is always associated with the expectation of an extraordinary artistic experience. The Schöllnast Consort will once again resonate with the beautiful color of wind instruments and, under the leadership of Italian clarinetist Lorenzo Coppola, will also present a number of surprising artistic moments. The noble musical entertainment in the style of Harmoniemusik will undoubtedly captivate every visitor to the closing concert of the Bratislava Mozart Festival.

ca. 60 min plus final glass of wine

Location: Moyzesova sieň, Bratislava
Date: 9.11.2025
Time: from 7:00 p.m.

Accompanying events

Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven … what mark did they leave in Prešpork?

Musical walk following the traces of Bratislava’s musical past. We invite you to take a walk through the city and search for traces of Bratislava’s musical past together, inspired by the current festival program – we will be accompanied by Zuzana Godárová.

Start of the walk: Klobučnícka ul. 2, in front of the J.N.Hummel Museum

We will conclude the walk at the Albrecht House on Kapitulská ul., where we will have warm tea 🫖, coffee ☕ and what else, like Bratislava rolls 🥐, ready for you

approx. 90 min. walk
only in Slovak

Location: Klobučnícka ul. 2, in front of the J. N. Hummel Museum, Bratislava
Date: 8.11.2025
Time: from 2:00 p.m.

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