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Prague Sounds reveals first name from 2025 line-up: cult drummer Nate Smith

Nate Smith, one of the most influential and acclaimed drummers of his generation, will perform at Prague Sounds on 8th November at Lucerna Music Bar in a trio with pianist James Francie and bassist Michael League, the bandleader of Snarky Puppy. Nate Smith's stellar CV includes jazz greats like Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, Chris Potter, José James, John Patitucci,and Ravi Coltrane, but he has never truly left his roots in funk, hip-hop, and soul, all of whose influences can be heard in his ...

Who's playing Prague Sounds '25?

Are you curious to know who we're bringing to Prague Sounds this year? Following months of careful planning, we're ready to reveal what you've got to look forward to. So make a date for Monday 26th May, when we'll announce the line-up at CAMP. We're looking forward to counting down to the festival with you!

PF 2025

Happy new year to you all from the festival team. We wish you good health and happiness in 2025, and look forward to seeing you in the autumn!

Prague Sounds is over for another year

I thank all those who contributed to an exceptional Prague Sounds festival in 2024. Although it was my 28th edition, and the post-festival euphoria fades more quickly with each passing year, today I still have a strong feeling that the 2024 Prague Sounds festival was a great one! My thanks go to: This year's artists, from Branford Marsalis to Tigran Hamasyan ▸ Branford Marsalis ▸ Moor Mother & billy woods ▸ Abel Selaocoe & Manchester Collective ▸ McKinley Dixon ▸ Müller/Koller ▸ ...

Check out our exclusive festival merch!

This year, for the first time, you can buy official Prague Sounds T-shirts, bags, pens, notepads, and more! Stop by at the merch stand and get yourself a souvenir of the festival!

Off-Programme - from Kampa to CAMP!

This year's festival off-programme offers up two special events. On November 11th, Kryl on Kampa pays tribute to legendary songwriter Karel Kryl with reminiscences from his former colleagues, recitations of Kyrl's poetry, and a singalong around a campfire. On November 17th, we mark the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution at CAMP with the all-day event Soundtrack of Prague: Freedom, featuring a specially-commissioned video essay combining archive material, photographs, and maps in a ...

Oneohtrix Point Never postpones world tour, including Prague Sounds concert, to 2025

Oneohtrix Point Never, one of the biggest names on the contemporary experimental music scene, is postponing his autumn tour to 2025, including his planned concert at Prague Sounds on 7th November at ARCHA+. The festival is currently negotiating an exact date for next year's performance with the artist's management team and will announce the new date as soon as possible. Tickets will be automatically refunded to the accounts of those who'd bought them. The artist's management sent us the ...

Gift vouchers now on sale!

Do you want to gift someone close a ticket to one of our concerts, but you're not sure which one they'd choose? Surprise them with a gift voucher and let them make the choice! More information here.

McKinley Dixon Concert Moved to La Fabrika

We were very sorry to hear that Kasárna Karlín has been closed down for the time being. As a result, the McKinley Dixon concert on November 8th will now take place at La Fabrika - an atmospheric and intimate space in which to enjoy one of the most exciting names in contemporary American hip-hop. We would like to express our support for Kasárná, and hope this fantastic venue will be able to open up again soon.

Branford Marsalis, Oneohtrix Pont Never, Nubya Garcia and more at this year's Prague Sounds!

Some of the biggest names in international music, from jazz, electronica, contemporary vocal music, alternative hip-hop, and world music, many making their Czech debuts. Plus unique one-off festival projects. All this awaits us at the 28th edition of the Prague Sounds festival, which this year runs from November 3rd to 20th in a range of venues across Prague. Branford Marsalis, one of the greatest saxophonists of the last forty years and a three-time Grammy winner, comes to the festival with ...

Who's playing Prague Sounds '24?

Like every year, we're busy working to bring you an unforgettable festival. We'll be announcing our 2024 line-up on Monday, June 3rd. Stay tuned!

PF 2024

Happy new year to you all from the festival team. We wish you good health and happiness in 2024, and look forward to seeing you in the autumn!

Prague Sounds closes with Bert & Friends' piano-based KLASIRDO programme at Rudolfinum. The concert will be broadcast live on Radio Wave and shown on Czech TV's ivysilani.cz platform on December 24th

The 27th edition of Prague Sounds closes on Saturday November 18th with Bert & Friends's debut performance at Rudolfinum. The KLASIRDO programme will feature the band's songs in piano-based arrangements. Bert & Friends are the only Czech artists in this year's Prague Sounds line-up, which has featured concerts by Benjamin Clementine, Ron Carter, Alva Noto, Angelique Kidjo, and JACK Quartet, among others. 'It's a great honour for us to appear in the Prague Sound line-up alongside so ...

Organic II - Organ Music for the 21st Century presented by Spectaculare and Prague Sounds

Organic II presents the church organ as an instrument for the 21st century and features two Czech projects - Katta/Vox Organi and the Trans Organic duo – which work with this traditional instrument in new contexts, combining live instruments with electronica. The musician and producer Emika will appear as a special guest, performing with Katta pieces which combine a monumental organ sound with sophisticated electronica. The evening will mark the release of Katta's album Vox Organi, released ...

Prague Sounds: Angelique Kidjo sings Talking Heads, Alva Noto performs Xerrox Vol.4, JACK Quartet plays Zorn, and a last chance to see jazz legend Ron Carter

African singer Angelique Kidjo's unique take on the cult Talking Heads album 'Remain in Light,' legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter on his last-ever European tour, pioneer of electronica (and co-composer of the soundtrack to 'The Revenant') Alva Noto teaming up with Ensemble Modern on a special audio-visual project, and America's foremost new music string quartet JACK with a tribute to John Zorn. These are just a few of the treats on offer at this year's Prague Sounds festival, which opens on ...

Kofi Stone at Kasárna Karlín: Young British rapper to be joined by Czech counterpart Idea; After-party with DJ sets rounds off a special Prague Sounds club night!

Rising British hip--hop star Kofi Stone's concert at Prague Sounds has been transformed into a multi-artist club night with after-party in the atmospheric spaces of Kasarna Karlin! Stone will be joined on the bill by leading Czech rapper Idea, who'll play a live support set. Following Stone's own set, the audience can look forward to an after-party at Kasarna with DJ sets featuring deep cuts from hip-hop, soul, and funk artists past and present. It promises to be a unique night of great music ...

Prague Sounds presents Benjamin Britten's monumental War Requiem at Prague Castle

Continuing our recent tradition of special September concerts, this year we move from the Vltava river to Prague Castle's Vladislav Hall for a performance of Benjamin Britten's monumental War Requiem, one of the most iconic works of the 20th century. The concert takes place under the auspices of the President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel, the Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Minister of Culture Martin Baxa, Mayor of Prague Bohuslav Svoboda, and Chief Councillor of Prague 1 Terezie Radoměřska. ...

Music You Won't Hear Elsewhere: This Year's Prague Sounds Welcomes Benjamin Clementine, Ron Carter, Alva Noto, JACK Quartet, Owen Pallett and More

Prague Sounds has unveiled its 2023 line-up. The 27th edition of the festival, formerly known as Strings of Autumn, will feature outstanding artists from contemporary music, electronica, jazz, and hip-hop. Singer and pianist Benjamin Clementine opens the festival at Rudolfinum, and in they days that follow there'll be concerts by legenary jazz bassist Ron Carter, leading contemporary string quartet JACK Quartet (with a special programme celebrating John Zorn's 70th birthday), groundbreaking ...

Prague Sounds announces first headliner: Angelique Kidjo plays Talking Heads at Forum Karlin

Fresh from her Polar Music Prize win, the legendary African singer presents her compelling take on the classic Talking Heads album. With her joyous voice and formidable stage presence, Benin-born Angelique Kidjo has wowed audiences around the world with an infectious blend of Afrobeat, jazz, R&B, and funk stylings. And not just audiences, but critics too: this year, she won the Polar Music Prize (to add to her five Grammys), and in 2021 Time magazine named her one of the 100 most ...

This year's Prague Sounds: 31st October to 16th November

The 27th edition of Prague Sounds will take place from 31st October to November 16th, as usual in a range of venues across Prague. We've been working hard to bring you our trademark mix of artists and genres, and we're looking forward to revealing the line-up in Spring!

PF 2023

Děkujeme za všechno, co jsme s Vámi letos zažili a těšíme se, co nás v dalším roce čeká!

Hudební alchymista Nils Frahm zakončil Prague Sounds

Festival Prague Sounds, dříve známý jako Struny podzimu, letos přinesl v hlavním programu osm originálních hudebních večerů. Ve čtvrtek 24. listopadu jej ve Foru Karlín zakončil sólový koncert klávesového alchymisty Nilse Frahma. „Šestadvacátý ročník festivalu je úspěšně za námi a já jsem přesvědčen, že nový název Prague Sounds festivalu sluší. Jsem rád, že si na něj rychle zvykli naši dlouholetí příznivci, že si na festival našli cestu noví fanoušci a že rezonuje mezinárodně. Už nyní ...

Jiří Stivín oslavil 80. narozeniny

Po pestrém hudebním večeru, kdy legenda improvizace Jiří Stivín zahrál i na lahve od alkoholu, zaplněná Dvořákova síň pražského Rudolfina povstala a oslavenec si vychutnával dlouhý potlesk ve stoje. Během koncertu, který byl oslavou jeho 80. narozenin, přišel gratulovat a spolu s oslavencem zahrát například Jiří Suchý, Ondřej Soukup, Michael Kocáb nebo Michal Pavlíček. Pokud jste na koncertu nemohli být, přečtěte si reportáž zde.

Odehrál se na Prague Sounds nejlepší jazzový koncert roku?

Ikonické kvarteto z první poloviny devadesátých let složené z hráčů, kteří právě v té době začínali svoje hvězdné kariéry, zavítalo 2. listopadu na festival Prague Sounds. Setkání Joshua Redmana, Brada Mehldaua, Christiana McBrida a Briana Blada nenechalo nikoho ve Velkém sále Lucerny v klidu - ani diváky, ani recenzenty. Pokud jste v Lucerně (ne)byli, přečtěte si recenzi Daniela Konráda z Aktuálně.cz nebo Ondřeje Bezra z Lidových novin. Oba se shodují, že se pravděpodobně jednalo o nejlepší ...

Mandolínový virtuos Chris Thile je talent od Boha

Bach, Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen i Radiohead. Nebe i peklo. Smích i slzy. „Thile dovádí, jako by s ním šili čerti. Tleská do rytmu, dupe nohama, perkusivně tepe na korpus nástroje. Při rychlých bězích po pražcích divoce škube tělem jako loutka na provázku." Nepopsatelný festivalový recitál fenomenálního Chrise Thileho skvěle popsal Daniel Konrád z Aktuálně.cz. Přeneste se skrz jeho recenzi do La Fabriky, kde jste během koncertu mohli slyšet spadnout špendlík. Mnoho podob mandolínisty vystihla ...

26. ročník odstartovali Snarky Puppy

Skupina Snarky Puppy odstartovala 23. října 26. ročník festivalu, tentokrát už s novým názvem Prague Sounds. Začali písní Broken Arrow z letošního alba Empire Central a nešetřili se. Hráli nakonec i s přídavky 2 hodiny. Přeneste se na koncert skrz fotografie nebo si přečtetě recenzi magazínu FullMoon.

Festival Prague Sounds začíná

Už 23. října odstartuje festival Prague Sounds! Do 24. listopadu nabídne osm originálních hudebních večerů. Praha se dočká několika premiér i jedinečných setkání. Festival zahájí 23. října ve Velkém sálu Lucerny pražská premiéra amerického ansámblu Snarky Puppy, jež získává ocenění v kategoriích od jazzu po R&B. Na turné vyráží ověnčen loňskou Grammy za album Live at the Royal Albert Hall. Charismatická britská zpěvačka Laura Mvula se 16. listopadu v Roxy představí v neokoukané hudební ...

Ghostpoet Cancels Prague Concert

Dear friends of Prague Sounds, British artist Ghostpoet, who was scheduled to perform at Prague sounds on November 3rd, has unfortunately decided to cancel his autumn tour for personal reasons. See below a full statement from the artist explaining his reasons. Your tickets will be refunded via GoOut. By way of compensation for this sad news, we'd like to offer you the unique opportunity to buy tickets for Laura Mvula's festival concert at Roxy in a special 'buy one, get one free' offer. The ...

Prague Sounds floating stage takes shape on the Vltava: Czech Philharmonic to perform celebratory Concert for Europe right on the water

The finishing touches are being put to the Prague Sounds festival's floating stage just off Slovansky Island. The unique feat of construction, which was first seen in 2020, has quickly become a recognisable feature of Prague's cultural scene. But this year it takes on new dimensions, both physically and artistically. The Concert for Europe, which will be performed here by the Czech Philharmonic under the baton of Semyon Bychkov at 8pm on September 2nd, will be a celebration of our shared ...

Laura Mvula Concert Moved to Roxy. It's Going to Be a Party!

We've reacted to your messages saying Laura Mvula's show demands closer contact with a standing (and dancing) audience, and have decided to move the concert to Roxy. It'll be an all-standing show, so you can look forward to a club-style party featuring 80s-style synth-pop fashioned anew for the 21st century. Don't miss this stunning new incarnation of Laura Mvula. Specially discounted tickets are available from GoOut or directly from our website. The soulful British star first appeared at ...

Strings of Autumn festival changes name to Prague Sounds, announces line-up featuring Nils Frahm, Laura Mvula, Ghostpoet, and more

The music festival Strings of Autumn has changed its name to Prague Sounds. And it's small wonder: over its 25-year existence, the event has far outgrown its original name. It's no mere festival of strings, but presents a carefully-curated programme of quality music across genres – as evidenced in this year's programme, which features neoclassical piano/electronica alchemist Nils Frahm, singer Laura Mvula, alt-rapper Ghostpoet, the all-star Redman/Mehldau/McBride/Blade jazz quartet, acoustic ...

Prague Sounds presents The Concert For Europe: the Czech Philharmonic perform on the river Vltava to mark the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU

The latest in a line of exceptional outdoor concerts put on by the Prague Sounds festival will take place on September 2nd, 2022. The venue will once again be the festival's unique purpose-built floating stage on the river Vltava in the heart of the city. In co-operation with the Czech government and the Czech Philharmonic, this year's concert marks the Czech presidency of the EU council and will be called The Concert for Europe. Concertgoers will be able to enjoy the event from the floating ...

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