Concert by Czech Philharmonic to mark Czech Presidency of the EU Council

The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra will mark the start of the Czech Presidency of the EU Council with a special concert on a floating stage on the Vltava River on September 2, the organizers announced on Thursday.

The “Concert for Europe” will feature Bedřich Smetana’s symphonic poem Vltava and Antonín Dvořák’s Carnival as well as Leoš Janáček’s monumental Glagolitic Mass.

The event is organized by the Czech Philharmonic together with the Prague Sounds festival.