Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) was the first Czech composer to achieve worldwide recognition, weaving Bohemian and Moravian folk idioms into the language of 19th-century Romantic music. His output spans nine symphonies, concertos, chamber works and ten operas - with the 'New World' Symphony (1893) and the opera Rusalka (1901) standing as his most enduring achievements. Already in his own lifetime he was the most frequently performed Czech composer in the world, a status his music has never lost.
Rusalka ran at the Opéra Bastille in Paris from 2 to 20 May 2026 in Robert Carsen's celebrated production.
The 19th Dvořák Prague Festival is scheduled for 5-23 September 2026, opening with the Filarmonica della Scala under Riccardo Chailly performing the Cello Concerto and Symphony No. 9.
Rusalka is programmed at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich on 25 July 2026 as part of the Munich Opera Festival.
Mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená and conductor Sir Simon Rattle were named laureates of the 2025 Antonín Dvořák Prize.
The Antonín Dvořák Archive was inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, recognising its 3,500 items of manuscripts, correspondence and personal documents as part of humanity's documentary heritage.
A concert celebrating the works of Antonín Dvořák at Frankfurt's renowned concert hall.
The Dresdner Philharmonie performs Dvořák's celebrated Symphony from the New World with cellist Kian Soltani under the baton of Sir Donald Runnicles.
A classical opera by Antonín Dvořák performed by Cologne Opera.