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Barrel-organists meet at the Czech Museum of Music
The 7th annual barrel-organ music festival, 'Flašinet žije', will take place in the historic heart of Prague on the 11th of August. Street artists from the Czech Republic and Slovakia will bring music and energy to three venues in the city centre. The barrel-organ music festival will commence at 10am with a concert in the church of St. Nicholas in the Old Town square. The beautiful baroque church will witness a barrel-organ performance of popular classical music pieces.
Kampa and Czech Museum of Music
There will be a series of improvised street performances in Na Kampě Square near Charles Bridge at 2pm, where members of the public will have the opportunity to admire the instruments up close. An evening concert at 7pm in the Czech Museum of Music will conclude the event. This classicist palace will be filled with the sounds of ‘Canon in D Major’ by Pachelbel, Dvořák’s ‘Humoresque’, Hašler’s ‘Ta naše písnička česká’ and many other popular pieces. Following the concert, festival goers will be able to have a look at the instruments at an informal meeting.
Museum exhibition
The Czech Museum of Music’s permanent exhibition, which includes a large fairground organ, among other exhibits, will also be open to visitors.
Entry to the Czech Museum of Music and to all festival performances is free.
For further information, please visit: https://www.nm.cz/en.