{"id":5932,"date":"2026-11-12T18:33:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T17:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firkusny.cz\/?p=5932"},"modified":"2026-11-12T18:48:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T17:48:33","slug":"uzili-jste-si-s-nami-letosni-klavirni-festival-rudolfa-firkusneho-take-na-prazske-jaro-prijedou-elitni-svetovi-klaviriste-jejichz-umeni-by-vam-nemelo-uniknout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firkusny.cz\/en\/uzili-jste-si-s-nami-letosni-klavirni-festival-rudolfa-firkusneho-take-na-prazske-jaro-prijedou-elitni-svetovi-klaviriste-jejichz-umeni-by-vam-nemelo-uniknout\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you enjoy this year\u2019s Firku\u0161n\u00fd Festival? Prague Spring will also welcome some of the world\u2019s finest pianists, whose artistry is not to be missed."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Igor Levit<\/strong><\/h3>\n

One of the world\u2019s most sought-after pianists, Igor Levit<\/strong>, will be Prague Spring\u2019s Artist-in-Residence in 2027. He will appear in a solo recital, perform in a piano trio with violinist Renaud Capu\u00e7on<\/strong> and cellist Julia Hagen<\/strong>, and join the Czech Philharmonic<\/strong> under conductor \u00c1d\u00e1m Fischer<\/strong> for Beethoven\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 3<\/em>. The icing on the cake will be his nocturne, featuring Palais de Mari<\/em> by American composer Morton Feldman, a work inspired by Persian carpets and the ruins of an ancient palace at Mari.<\/p>\n

20\/5 Levit & Capu\u00e7on & Hagen<\/a>
\n21\/5 Levit & Fischer & Czech Philharmonic<\/a>
\n21\/5 Igora Levit\u2019s Nocturne<\/a>
\n22\/5 Levit \u2013 Beethoven Sonatas<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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V\u00edkingur \u00d3lafsson<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The outstanding Icelandic pianist V\u00edkingur \u00d3lafsson<\/strong>, whose recordings have amassed over a billion views on YouTube, will join the Vienna Philharmonic<\/strong> and conductor John Adams<\/strong> for the Czech premiere of Adams\u2019s Third Piano Concerto, After the Fall<\/em>, which the composer wrote at \u00d3lafsson\u2019s request. The composer was inspired in his work by\u00a0\u00d3lafsson\u2019s exceptional interpretation of the works of\u00a0Johann Sebastian Bach,\u00a0for which this likeable artist won his first Grammy in\u00a02025.\u00a0This\u00a0\u201cskilled DJ blend\u201d,\u00a0as\u00a0American station\u00a0KQED\u00a0defined\u00a0Adams\u2019s treatment of Bach\u2019s music,\u00a0develops the motif from the famous\u00a0Prelude in C minor<\/em>\u00a0from the first part of\u00a0The Well-Tempered Clavier.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

24\/5 \u00d3lafsson & Adams & Wiener Philharmoniker<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Mao Fujita<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Japanese piano superstar Mao Fujita<\/strong> will make his Prague Spring debut at the 2027 festival. He is a regular guest at prestigious venues in Salzburg, Vienna, Paris, Hamburg, New York, Tokyo and San Francisco and he was the very first pianist to appear on the popular YouTube channel\u00a0The First Take<\/em>\u00a0with its 10,5 million subscribers. Mao Fujita will perform Brahms\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 2<\/em> with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France<\/strong>, conducted by the outstanding Mirga Gra\u017einyt\u0117-Tyla<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

23\/5 Fujita &\u00a0Gra\u017einyt\u0117-Tyla &\u00a0Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Fred Hersch<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The American monthly Vanity Fair described him as \u201cthe most arrestingly innovative pianist in jazz over the last decade\u201d,\u00a0while The New Yorker saluted him as\u00a0a\u201cliving legend\u201d.\u00a0 Fred Hersch<\/strong>, a leading figure on the international jazz scene for more than three decades, will appear at Prague Spring both in a solo recital and alongside legendary American jazz singer and two-time Grammy winner Kurt Elling<\/strong>, with whom he recorded the acclaimed album Leaves of Grass<\/em>. He will also lead one of the festival\u2019s masterclasses.<\/p>\n

19\/5 Prague Spring Jazz Series: Fred Hersch<\/a>
\n21\/5 Masterclass \u2013 Fred Hersch<\/a>
\n23\/5 Prague Spring Jazz Series: Kurt Elling & Fred Hersch<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Sehyeok Son<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The winner of the 2026 Prague Spring Piano Competition, gifted Korean pianist Sehyeok Son<\/strong>, will be the soloist in the eagerly anticipated Prague Spring Debut. Together with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra<\/strong> and conductor Piotr Wac\u0142awik<\/strong>, he will perform Franz Liszt\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 1<\/em>, of which he says: \u201cI love how the piano and orchestra constantly interact as equal partners, almost like a dramatic dialogue between demons and angels, revealing the contrasting sides of Liszt himself.\u201d<\/p>\n

1\/6 Prague Spring Debut<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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