The concert will take place on a floating stage on Slavonic Island in Prague. People will be able to listen and watch it in the floating auditorium, from the adjacent embankment, Slavic Island, Legion Bridge or directly from a ship in Vltava.

“Two years ago, in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, we held our first concert in Vltava, an event called Hope for Prague, where British violinist Daniel Hope sent a message to the world about hope that music remains united even in these times. our darkest hour. A year later, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Strings of Autumn festival at the same venue as the weekly festival, the main star of which is American cellist Yo-Yo Ma with her nearly three-hour solo concert by costume JS Bach. proud that in the year of our presidency, we were commissioned by the government to organize a Concert for Europe,” said Marek Vrabec, director of the Prague Sounds festival and author of the concept of the floating scene in Vltava, at a press conference.

“It is a great honor for us to perform at this concert,” said Robert Hanč, general manager of the Czech Philharmonic.

“The Muses are said to be silent between guns. But as a musician I can give a few examples that show that this is not always the case, that perhaps even in difficult times, music is indispensable for both comfort and encouragement. I am therefore pleased that even in the current difficult situation, when we plan the Czech Presidency under extremely extraordinary events and circumstances, it will have a significant cultural dimension,” said Minister of European Affairs Mikuláš Bek (STAN), who is an associate professor of musicology.

The capacity of the auditorium will be one thousand two hundred seated spectators. For them, ticket prices will range from 2,300 to 2,500 krona. The concert was broadcast live by Czech Television and recorded by the European cultural TV channel arte.