An Intense, Month-Long Orchestra Program with
9 Performances in Europe's Leading Concert Halls:
Masterclasses, Chamber Music Coachings, Opera & More
Berlin Phil's Walter Seyfarth Bringing Mozart Back
Returning to Classical Movements ' Prague Summer Nights: Young Artists Music Festival for his fifth consecutive season as soloist and clinician, Walter Seyfarth —clarinetist with the Berlin Philharmonic since 1985—will perform Mozart 's Clarinet Concerto with the Prague Summer Nights Festival Orchestra at the Rudolfinum 's Dvořák Hall.
Also on this program, Prague Summer Nights Artistic Director John Nardolillo conducts the PSN Festival Orchestra in Dvořák 's own Symphony No. 9 .
Cincinnati's Dwight Parry Debuts with Strauss
Meanwhile, at the  Divadlo Oskara Nedbala Tábor in the heart of  Bohemia, Dwight Parry , principal oboe of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra , makes his Prague Summer Nights debut with Richard Strauss ' Oboe Concerto on an expertly curated concert that includes Brahms ' Symphony No. 2 .
Timothy Long Returns for Figaro at Estates Theatre
Recently named Associate Professor of Opera at the Eastman School of Music , Timothy Long returns for his second edition of Prague Summer Nights to lead fully-staged productions of Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro at the stunning Estates Theatre —the only venue still standing where Mozart, himself, conducted.
Andrés Cárdenes Debuts in Schumann and Rossini
Back in Prague at the glorious Church of St. Simon and Jude , former Pittsburgh Symphony concertmaster and conductor Andrés Cárdenes will make his Prague Summer Nights debut in yet another exciting program, highlighted by Schumann ’s Symphony No. 3 and the overture to Rossini ’s L'italiana in Algeri . 
Meet the Esteemed Instrumental Faculty of the 2019
Introducing the Inaugural PSN Concerto Competition
Building upon the success of last summer's Prague Summer Nights Voice Competition , d ue to overwhelming demand, the fifth annual Prague Summer Nights: Young Artists Music Festival ( June 17-July 15, 2019 ) will play host to the first-ever Prague Summer Nights Concerto Competition .
Apply Today at PragueSummerNights.com
Makes Early Offers to Exceptional Video Applicants!
  • Fully-staged, critically-reviewed productions of Mozart's Don Giovanni and Le nozze di Figaro at the historic Estates Theatre in Prague
  • Professionally-directed scenes from Czech operas by Dvořák, Smetana and Janáček in the heart of Bohemia
  • Sold-out symphonic concerts at the Rudolfinum's Dvořák Hall, led by world-class conductors and starring internationally-renowned soloists
  • Standing room-only programs of new music, chamber music, jazz and cabaret
Audition During the 10-City #PSN19 Live Tour
Starting this weekend, maestro Nardolillo will be traveling to 10 major cities and college towns all across America, auditioning skilled vocalists , instrumentalists , conductors , coaches , stage directors and arts administrators for the 2019 Prague Summer Nights Festival:
  • SAT, JAN 12: Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt University
  • SAT, JAN 19: Spokane, WA
Whitworth University
  • FRI, FEB 1: Ann Arbor, MI
University of Michigan
  • SAT, FEB 2: Chicago, IL
Roosevelt University
  • THURS, FEB 7: Los Angeles, CA
University of Southern California
  • SAT, FEB 9: New York, NY
New York University
  • SAT, FEB 16: Boston, MA
New England Conservatory of Music
  • SUN, FEB 17: Rochester, NY
Eastman School of Music
  • THURS, FEB 21: Lexington, KY
University of Kentucky
  • SAT, FEB 23: Bloomington, IN
Indiana University
Download the #PSN19 poster!