Zahajovací galakoncert – Hudba romantismu

The ceremonial opening gala concert of the international music festival Olympus Musicus 2026 will take place in the unique premises of the historic Teresian Hall of the Břevnov Monastery. The opening evening of the festival will offer listeners an exceptional encounter with masterpieces of musical romanticism performed by renowned Czech and foreign artists. The program is dedicated to the work of three important personalities of the 19th century - Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Schumann's Sonata for violin and piano No. 1 and Brahms's Sonata for violin and piano No. 1 in G major "Regen". The second half of the evening will be opened by Brahms's Trio in E flat major, Op. 40, and the festive climax of the concert will be Mendelssohn's monumental Octet in E flat major, op. 20, one of the top works of romantic chamber music.

Among the performers of this year's opening concert will also be violist Lyda Chen Argerich, daughter of the legendary pianist Martha Argerich, who will perform in the final performance of Mendelssohn's Octet.

Program:

• Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105│ Evgenia Epshtein violin (Israel) / Donaldas Račys, piano (Lithuania)
• Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 "Regen"│ Markéta Fraňková, violin (Czech Republic)/ Julia Sadaunikaitė, piano (Lithuania)
• Intermission
• Johannes Brahms: Trio in E flat major, op. 40│ Roman Fedchuk, violin (Czech Republic) / Iakov Zats, viola (Italy) / Vsevolod Dvorkin, piano (Italy)
• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Octet in E flat major, op. 20│ Violins: Roman Fedchuk, Evgenia Epshtein, Jinhee Joung, Markéta Fraňková / Violas: Iakov Zats, Lyda Chen Argerich (Switzerland) / Cello: Denis Severin (Switzerland), Ramutė Kalnėnaitė (Lithuania)