Bratislava Music Festival

The 60th Bratislava Music Festival will take place from September 19 to October 5, 2025, and, as usual, it’ll offer fans a great musical experience at awesome concerts.

The Bratislava Music Festival (BHS) is the oldest and most prestigious international music festival in Slovakia, focusing on classical music, which takes place annually in Bratislava, usually at the turn of September and October.

🎶 What the Bratislava Music Festival offers:

Concerts by world – class orchestras and soloists – renowned musicians from all over the world and top Slovak artists perform here.

A wide repertoire – from baroque and classical music to contemporary works, including premieres by Slovak composers.

Representative venues – concerts take place in Reduta (the headquarters of the Slovak Philharmonic) and other important Bratislava halls.

International atmosphere – the festival brings together domestic and foreign visitors, music lovers, artists and experts.

🌟 Why you should visit them:

Top-notch musical quality – this is a festival where you can experience world-class classical music live without having to travel to Vienna, Berlin or London.

A cultural experience with tradition – the festival was founded in 1965, and therefore has more than 60 years of tradition.

Support for Slovak culture – presents Slovak performers, composers and works that might not otherwise be in the spotlight.

Atmosphere of the city – Bratislava literally lives with music during the festival; it is a time when culture, social life and tradition come together.

Inspiration and relaxation – an ideal event for anyone who wants to take a break from the everyday hustle and bustle and immerse themselves in the world of artistic feeling.

Program:

1. Opening Concert of the 60th BHS

Slovak Philharmonic, Wayne Marshall, Ladislav Fančovič
Peter Breiner, Joseph Haydn, Leonard Bernstein

Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall
Date: Friday, September 19, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: 30 €, 24 €, 16 €

2. Camerata Philharmonica Slovaca

Camerata Philharmonica Slovaca, Ken-Wassim Ubukata
Pál Járdányi, Charles Gounod, Marek Brezovský, Richard Wagner

Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Column Hall
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
Tickets: 16 €

3. The Constellation Choir & Orchestra

The Constellation Choir & Orchestra, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall Philharmonic
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: 46 €, 40 €, 32 €

4. From the work of jubilant female composers

Jakub Čižmarovič, Ana Vyparinová Krsmanović, Julia Radosz, Peter Pažický, Miriam Rodriguez, Ivan Ženatý , Daniel Rumler, Martin Ruman, Ken-Wassim Ubukata, Ladislav Fančovič, Anna Brezániová
Ľubica Čekovská, Sylvie Bodorová

Venue: Small Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic
Date: Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
Tickets: €16

5. Orchestre National de France

Orchestre National de France, Cristian Măcelaru, Rudolf Buchbinder
George Enescu, George Gershwin, Antonín Dvořák, Maurice Ravel

Venue: Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic
Date: Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: €56, €50, €42

6. Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Oksana Lyniv, Dmytro Udovychenko, Aleksey Shadrin
Valentin Silvestrov, Johannes Brahms

Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall
Date: Monday, September 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: €22, €18, €12

7. PKF – Prague Philharmonia, Prague Philharmonic Choir

PKF – Prague Philharmonia, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Robert Kružík, Josef Špaček, Lukáš Vasilek, Lucy Crowe, Kyle van Schoonhoven, Derek Welton, Jan Martiník, Simon Callow
Ludwig van Beethoven, Bohuslav Martinů

Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall
Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: €32, €24, €18

8. Concert of works by Slovak composers

Slovak Chamber Orchestra, Lúčnica Choir, Ewald Danel, Adrián Kokoš, Elena Matušová, Monika Štreitová
Alexander Albrecht, Roman Berger, Andrej Očenáš, Ján Valach, Víťazoslav Kubička

Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: €22, €18, €12

9. Slovak Philharmonic

Slovak Philharmonic, Emmanuel Villaume, Vincent Dubois
Francis Poulenc, Gustav Mahler

Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: €30, €24, €16

10. Wiener Philharmoniker

Wiener Philharmoniker, Tugan Sokhiev, Lukas Sternath
Michael Ivanovich Glinka, Sergei Prokofiev, Igor Stravinsky

Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall
Date: Friday, September 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: €59, €54, €46

11. Bratislava Guitar Quartet

Bratislava Guitar Quartet, Eva Šušková
Peter Breiner, Jozef Kolkovič, Vladimír Godár, Manuel de Falla

Venue: Small Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Tickets: €16

12. Košice State Philharmonic

Košice State Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Robert Jindra, Mirjam Mesak, Arnheidur Eiriksdottir, Kang Wang, Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Jan Rozehnal
Jules Massenet

Venue: Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: €22, €18, €12

13. Moyzes Quartet

Moyzes Quartet, Jozef Horváth, Július Horváth, Alexander Lakatoš, Ján Slávik, Róbert Lakatoš, Ryan Martin Bradshaw
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alexander Moyzes, Antonín Dvořák

Venue: Small Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic
Date: Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Tickets: €16

14. NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Hamburg

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Hamburg, Juraj Valčuha, Augustin Hadelich
Bernard Herrmann, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Rachmaninov

Venue: Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic
Date: Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: €56, €50, €42

15. Quasars Ensemble

Quasars Ensemble, Ivan Buffa, Josefine Göhmann
Witold Lutosławski, Luciano Berio, Martin Burlas, Pierre Boulez, Bohuslav Martinů

Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Column Hall
Date: Monday, September 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: €16

16. London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Seong-Jin Cho
Dmitry Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Ludwig van Beethoven

Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall
Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: €59, €54, €46

17. WDR Funkhausorchester Köln

WDR Funkhausorchester Köln, David Brophy, Juraj Čižmarovič
George Gershwin, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Leonard Bernstein, Nino Rota

Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: €46, €40, €32

18. Le Nuove Musiche

Le Nuove Musiche, Jörn Hinnerk Andresen, Jakub Mitrík
Johann Schimrack, Thomas Gosler, Claudio Monteverdi, Dario Castello

Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: €24, €18, €12

19. Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK

Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, Tomáš Netopil
Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Josef Suk

Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall
Date: Friday, October 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: €32, €26, €18

20. Radio Big Band Gustav Brom

Gustav Brom Radio Big Band, Vladimír Valovič, James Morrison, Capathia Jenkins

Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: €22, €18, €12

21. Final Concert of the 60th BHS

Slovak Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Daniel Raiskin, Jan Rozehnal, Rainer Trost, David Steffens, Simona Šaturová, Stefanie Irányi, Jan Petryka, Peter Kellner, Michael Schönheit
Franz Schmidt

Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall
Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tickets: 30 €, 24 €, 16 €

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