{"id":5925,"date":"2026-11-11T19:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T18:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firkusny.cz\/?p=5925"},"modified":"2026-11-11T19:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T18:05:53","slug":"the-14th-rudolf-firkusny-piano-festival-once-again-attracted-exceptional-audience-interest-ticket-sales-reached-96-of-capacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firkusny.cz\/en\/the-14th-rudolf-firkusny-piano-festival-once-again-attracted-exceptional-audience-interest-ticket-sales-reached-96-of-capacity\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank you for your support of the Rudolf Firku\u0161n\u00fd Piano Festival 2026. Ticket sales reached 96% of capacity \u2764\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 14th Rudolf Firku\u0161n\u00fd Piano Festival, held from <strong>2 to 9 November 2026<\/strong> under the auspices of Prague Spring, once again attracted exceptional audience interest. As in 2025, ticket sales reached 96% of capacity. Six world-class pianists appeared in Prague: the duo of <strong>Sir<\/strong> <strong>Andr\u00e1s Schiff<\/strong> and <strong>Evgeny Kissin<\/strong>, <strong>Bruce Liu<\/strong>, who thrilled festival audiences with his Czech debut, <strong>Marek Koz\u00e1k<\/strong>, <strong>Anna Vinnitskaya<\/strong> and <strong>Grigory Sokolov<\/strong>. The festival once again demonstrated the appeal of its unique format, offering audiences the opportunity to experience the contrasting interpretative approaches of some of the world\u2019s finest pianists within a remarkably short space of time. The festival also included a masterclass given by Sir Andr\u00e1s Schiff in collaboration with the Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, attended by more than 150 students from across the Czech Republic. From 2 to 10 November, videos published on Prague Spring\u2019s Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts attracted over 200,000 views as of today. On Facebook alone, the videos accumulated a total viewing time of 20 days, 10 hours, 24 minutes and 12.22 seconds. \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"547\" data-id=\"5860\" src=\"https:\/\/firkusny.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/KFRF2026-11-07_vinnickaja_LoRes_58\u00a9-Petra-Hajska-kopie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firkusny.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/KFRF2026-11-07_vinnickaja_LoRes_58\u00a9-Petra-Hajska-kopie.jpg 800w, https:\/\/firkusny.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/KFRF2026-11-07_vinnickaja_LoRes_58\u00a9-Petra-Hajska-kopie-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/firkusny.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/KFRF2026-11-07_vinnickaja_LoRes_58\u00a9-Petra-Hajska-kopie-768x525.jpg 768w\" 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