Jiří Houdek & Collegium Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Trumpeter Jiří Houdek joins the Collegium of the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra under the artistic direction of Pavel Sochůrek for an evening dedicated to the brilliance and elegance of Baroque music. The program features iconic works that continue to inspire with their majesty, melodic richness, and rhythmic vitality.

The concert opens with the festive Te Deum in D Major by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, whose famous prelude is known worldwide. This is followed by instrumental gems such as Jan Zach’s Sinfonia No. 2 in A Major, Handel’s sparkling Suite for Trumpet and Strings, and Johann Sebastian Bach’s energetic Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and lyrical Air from the Orchestral Suite No. 3. The program also includes Antonio Vivaldi’s vivid Sinfonia in G Major and his Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in B-flat Major, as well as Pachelbel’s beloved Canon in D.

The highlight of the evening will be Jiří Houdek’s performance of Vivaldi’s trumpet concerto, showcasing his technical brilliance and musical sensitivity.

Join us for a night of Baroque splendor performed by top-tier musicians in a spirit of festive grandeur.

Program: 

Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Te Deum Dur, H. 146 – Pélude 

Jan Zach
Sinfonia č. 2 A dur

Georg Friedrich Händel
Suita pro trubku a smyčce D dur, HWV 341

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento pro smyčce D dur, KV 136

Antonio Vivaldi
Sinfonia G dur

Johann Sebastian Bach
Air z Orchestrální suity č. 3 D dur, BWV 1068

Johann Pachelbel
Kánon D dur

Antonio Vivaldi
Koncert pro trubku a orchestr B dur, RV 230

Jiří Houdek: trubka / trumpet
Debora Dostálová: cembalo / harpsichord
Pavel Sochůrek: umělecký vedoucí / artistic director
Collegium rozhlasových symfoniků