Barbara Hannigan & Česká filharmonie

🇨🇿 The last concert of Barbara Hannigan's artistic residency in Prague Spring 2026 will offer an adventurous trip into the musical worlds of four seemingly disparate composers. The program will open with the legendary composition Unanswered Question by Charles Ives, American musical visionary and founder of Ives & Myrick Insurance Company. This six-minute, slightly philosophizing introduction will be followed by perhaps an even more unusual work - Joseph Haydn's superbly pointed Symphony No. 45, nicknamed "On the way out". The second half of the evening will combine the early work of Arnold Schönberg, influenced by Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and the erotic, symbolist character of the decadent poetry of Richard Dehmel, with the music of one of the greatest hitmakers of the 20th century, George Gershwin. After the Enlightened Night, the Rudolfinum will dance to the suite from the musical Girl Crazy and famous hits such as I Got Rhythm or Embraceable You, in which the players of the Czech Philharmonic turn into a choir for a while! The last evening with the singer and conductor Barbara Hannigan will be a slightly crazy farewell of this winner of the Grammy Award and the title of Gramophone Artist of the Year with Prague Spring.

Tickets ➡️ https://bit.ly/pj2026-hannigan-cf
Barbara Hannigan's residency concerts at Prague Spring 2026 ➡️ https://bit.ly/hannigan-rezidence2026

🇬🇧 The final concert given by Artist-in-Residence Barbara Hannigan at the Prague Spring 2026 takes us on an adventure into the musical worlds of four seemingly disparate composers. The program will open with the legendary piece The Unanswered Question by Charles Ives, American musical visionary and founder of the Ives & Myrick Insurance Company. This six-minute, lightly philosophical introduction will be followed by a work that is perhaps even more unusual – Joseph Haydn's wonderfully pointed Symphony No. 45, known as the Farewell Symphony. The second half of the evening brings together an early composition by Arnold Schoenberg, influenced by Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and the erotic, symbolist complexion of Richard Dehmel's decadent poetry, with the music of one of the greatest hitmakers of the 20th century, George Gershwin. After Verklärte Nacht the Rudolfinum will come alive with the suite from the musical Girl Crazy and celebrated hits such as I Got Rhythm and Embraceable You, in which Czech Philharmonic players will try their hand at chorus singing! This is the final evening with singer and conductor Barbara Hannigan, recipient of the Grammy Award and Gramophone's Artist of the Year title, as she bids a somewhat crazy farewell to the Prague Spring.

Tickets ➡️ https://bit.ly/ps2026-hannigan-czechphil
Barbara Hannigan's Concerts at the Prague Spring Festival 2026 ➡️ https://bit.ly/hannigan-residency2026