Mistake on tickets: Tenebrae takes place on Jezuitská Street
Dear audience, We apologize for the incorrect venue listed on the tickets for the concerts on April 1, 2, and 3. All three evenings will take place at the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on Jezuitská Street. We apologize for the system error and the resulting inconvenience.
Festival accompanying events
The festival’s accompanying events also include two church services, which will take place on Sunday, April 5, and will feature two exceptional musical works. 5/4/ 10:30am Easter Sunday Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Petrov PONTIFICAL HOLY MASS celebrated by Monsignor Vojtěch Cikrle, Bishop Emeritus of Brno ANTONIO SALIERI: Hofkapellmeister Messe G dur Brno […]
Compositions that will be performed at the festival’s opening ceremony
The works of some of the composers whose pieces will be performed at the festival’s opening concert may not be familiar to all listeners. We therefore offer you a preview of what you can look forward to on Sunday, March 29. Henri Tomasi: Fanfares liturgiques James MacMillan: Larghetto Francis Poulenc: Stabat mater
Opening concert: echoes of chorales and psalms with modern orchestral colorfulness
The opening concert of this year’s festival opens up a space for reflection, in which the steadfastness of faith is tested not in the glare of the spotlight, but in silence and solitude. It presents a musical journey that does not reject darkness, but sees it as a necessary starting point for fulfillment. The central […]
Press release for the 33rd year of the festival
The Easter Festival of Sacred Music will premiere four oratorios by Czech composers. The theme of the 33rd edition is Constancy. PRESS RELEASE The traditional musical journey through Brno’s churches is being organized for the 33rd time by the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra’s Easter Festival of Sacred Music. Over two weeks, it will offer six concerts […]
New listener service: Premium tickets
Dear listeners, for the first time this year, we are offering premium tickets for the opening and closing concerts. For CZK 1,500 you will receive. reservations for the best seats in the church . a social gathering with the artists and interesting guests after the concert, which will take place at one of the restaurants […]
About the 33rd annual festival
In 2026, the Easter Festival of Sacred Music will reach its 33rd year, thus fulfilling its Christian tradition. We sincerely hope that in the years to come, the concerts of the Easter Festival will continue to resound in Brno’s churches and other venues, bringing joy to the hearts of listeners. In his first letter to […]
Last tickets for tenebrae
Dear listeners, dear listeners, thank you for your overwhelming interest in this year’s Dark Watch at the Yellow Hill Water Tower. Although we have gradually added more and more dates and will be presenting them eight times in three days, there are only one date left, Thursday 17 April at 9.30pm. We’re down to our […]
Introduction of the 32nd year
Reconciliation This year, the movable feasts of Easter fall in the latter half of April, some weeks after the Feast of the Annunciation (25 March). According to tradition, this was when the words “let it be done” (fiat) were first heard, in this case said by Mary. On Maundy Thursday, we remember similar words spoken […]
The 32nd edition of the festival with the subtitle Reconciliation will take place from 13 to 27 April
EASTER FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC Sun 13 April – Sun 27 April 2025 Reconciliation The Easter Festival of Sacred Music accompanies its listeners during Holy and Holy Week. Once again, it includes repertoire from medieval chant to contemporary, once again touring the churches of Brno, but not only. For the first time in Brno, Arvo […]
