12 August 2026 | 8:00 PM

Mirror Chapel – Klementinum, Prague

Benefit Chamber Evening

The Olympus Musicus International Music Festival 2026 proudly presents a Benefit Chamber Evening in the magnificent setting of Prague's historic Mirror Chapel of the Klementinum.

This exceptional concert brings together outstanding chamber music and a message of solidarity, supporting Ukrainian students who have found a new home and the opportunity to continue their studies in the Czech Republic.

The programme offers a captivating journey through the music of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The evening opens with Max Bruch's deeply moving Kol Nidrei, followed by Moritz Moszkowski's brilliant Suite for Two Violins and Piano and Erwin Schulhoff's expressive Violin Sonata No. 2.

The concert culminates in Dmitri Shostakovich's Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57, one of the defining masterpieces of twentieth-century chamber music.

Performed by distinguished Czech and international artists, this unique evening promises not only an unforgettable musical experience but also celebrates music as a universal language of hope, understanding and human connection.

Program:

Max Bruch

Kol Nidrei, Op. 47

performed by:

Ramutė Kalnėnaitė — cello (Lithuania) Vsevolod Dvorkin — piano (Italy)

Moritz Moszkowski

Suite for Two Violins and Piano in G minor, Op. 71

performed by:

Evgenia Epshtein — violin (Israel) Roman Fedchuk — violin (Czech Republic) Vsevolod Dvorkin — piano (Italy)

Erwin Schulhoff

Violin Sonata No. 2

performed by:

Natasha Lipkina — violin Vsevolod Dvorkin — piano (Italy)

Dmitri Shostakovich

Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57

performed by:

Jinhee Joung — violin (South Korea) Natasha Lipkina — violin Iakov Zats — viola (Italy) Denis Severin — cello (Switzerland) Youngsun Jin — piano (South Korea)

Information:

Duration: 90 minutes including one intermission

Dress code: casual

Discounts: seniors, students and children up to 15 (-50%)

Seats are not numbered - open seating