Věčná naděje Music Festival

Věčná naděje Music Festival 2026 returns with another powerful edition that connects exceptional musical quality with a profound human message.

The festival will take place from February 2 to November 25, 2026, offering a series of concerts at remarkable venues in Prague and its surroundings. Its unifying theme is the idea of eternal hope—faith in humanity, culture, and art even in the most difficult periods of history.

Věčná naděje is a prestigious music festival that, as the first of its kind in the Czech Republic, systematically focuses on the works of composers who created under the extreme conditions of concentration camps during World War II. It explores the mutual intertwining of Czech, Jewish, and German culture, whose coexistence in this region gave rise to exceptionally powerful and timeless artistic values. The mission of the festival is to bring this music to a wide audience through outstanding performers, powerful stories, and the unique genius loci of carefully selected concert venues.

Věčná naděje Music Festival 2026 Program

Opening Concert – Gottlieb Wallisch
February 2, 2026, 7:30 PM
Suk Hall, Rudolfinum
The festival will open with a concert by renowned pianist Gottlieb Wallisch, featuring a rarely performed work by Jaromír Weinberger, best known as the composer of the opera Švanda the Bagpiper.

Jan Petryka, Johanna Haniková, Ineo Quartet
March 7, 2026, 7:30 PM
Spanish Synagogue
A concert dedicated to the music of Pavel Haas, a composer associated with the Terezín ghetto, whose works were created during his imprisonment in World War II.

Petr Matuszek, Jiří Knotte
March 23, 2026, 7:30 PM
Libeň Château
A song recital by baritone Petr Matuszek featuring works by Jaroslav Ježek, Pavel Haas, and Viktor Ullmann, performed in the historic setting of Libeň Château.

Pavel Bořkovec Quartet
April 12, 2026, 6:30 PM
Uhelný Mlýn, Libčice nad Vltavou
A string quartet concert held in the industrial space of a former coal mill, offering a striking contrast between music and environment.

Jewish Chamber Orchestra Munich – Mendele Lohengrin
April 22, 2026, 7:30 PM
Jerusalem Synagogue
The closing concert will connect Jewish musical tradition, klezmer, and European modernism of the 19th and 20th centuries, reflecting themes of identity, memory, uprooting, and acceptance.

Věčná naděje Music Festival 2026 is not only a music event, but also a cultural and social gathering that reminds us of the power of art in challenging historical moments. It offers space for reflection, contemplation, and a deep aesthetic experience. If you are looking for a festival with true depth that connects music, history, and humanistic values, Eternal Hope should definitely be part of your cultural calendar.

WHERE: According to the program
WHEN: February 2 – November 25, 2026
TICKETS: 400–3,000 CZK

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