Summer Festivities of Early Music

Summer Festivities of Early Music is the only festival focussing on historical performing arts organised in Prague. Since its establishment in 2000, it has become acknowledged for its carefully prepared, thematic programming and for the high level of performance guaranteed by some of the foremost specialists – instrumentalists and ensembles, vocal artists, conductors, dance and theatre companies – from various countries around the world.

Many festival projects introduce historical music in modern Czech or world premieres. Owing to the presentation of interdisciplinary projects combining period music with baroque dance and theatre the undertaking is unique among early music festivals not only in the Czech Republic but in the whole of Central Europe. Member of the European Early Music Network (REMA), the festival is the fruit of the collaboration of many years standing with cultural institutes and transnational foundations.

The organiser, Collegium Marianum – Týn school, is an educational and cultural centre with 20 years of experience in historical arts. Since 2000 the main focus of the organisation’s cultural activity has been the Summer Festivities of Early Music.

The detailed programme of the 2023 edition will be announced in April 2023.