Rudolfinum
Address | Alšovo nábřeží 12 Prague Czech Republic |
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Coordinates | 50°05′24″N 14°24′58″E / 50.090°N 14.416°E |
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Opened | 8 February 1885 |
Architect | Josef Zítek Josef Schulz |
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The Rudolfinum is a building in
Uses
The Rudolfinum has been the home of the
The Rudolfinum's Dvořák Hall is one of the oldest concert halls in Europe. On 4 January 1896, Antonín Dvořák himself conducted the Czech Philharmonic in the hall in its first ever concert.[2]
During the First Czechoslovak Republic, the building served as the seat of the Chamber of Deputies.[3]
The venue was the location of the recording of Nicola Benedetti's 2010 album Tchaikovsky & Bruch: Violin Concertos.[4]
Galerie Rudolfinum
The building also contains the Galerie Rudolfinum, an art gallery that focuses mainly on contemporary art. It opened on 1 January 1994 and is a non-profit institution directed and financed by the Czech Ministry of Culture. It is located at the back of the Rudolfinum.[5][6] Galerie Rudolfinum has no collection of its own, and runs on the Kunsthalle principle, hosting a series of temporary exhibitions.[6] It has around 1,500 square metres of exhibition space. The gallery director is Petr Nedoma.
Major exhibitions have included:
Gallery
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Dvořák Hall
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Rudolfinum as seen from Letná
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Krzysztof Penderecki and the Sinfonia Varsovia, rehearsal. Prague Autumn International Music Festival 2008.
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Rudolfinum by night
See also
References
- ISBN 3-88618-861-2
- ^ Pablo de Sarasate, The Strad, vol. 71, pg. 445, Lavendar Publications (1960)
- ^ "History". rudolfinum.cz. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "No Bowing to the Pressure for Nicola Benedetti". 8 October 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ "120 years of the Rudofinum concert hall". Radio Prague. 16 February 2005. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ a b Prague City Tourism. "Galerie Rudolfinum". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Galerie Rudolfinum official website
- Publications