Vladimír Franz 65: Music as Energy
The Švanda Theatre in Smíchov is a stage of the capital city of Prague and is supported by the Municipality of Prague 5. The theatre can seat 300 visitors in its Main Performance Hall and between 44 and 100 visitors in the lower-basement variable Studio depending on the current need or stage/auditorium set-up.
The sale of subscriptions for this season has ended.
Season tickets 1900 CZK | 1400 CZK (seniors 65+)
Individual concert tickets 450 CZK | 350 CZK (seniors 65+) | 100 CZK (up to age of 15)
Members of the Prague Philharmonia
Vladimír Franz (1959)
Rex tremendae majestatis for strings andsoundtrack (2023)
Prague Divertimento for strings (2016)
Vladimír Sommer (1921–1997)
String Quartet No. 2 (1980)
Special concert
Vladimír Franz (1959) is a distinguished figure in the Czech cultural landscape. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Charles University while simultaneously pursuing private studies in painting with Karel Souček and Andrej Bělocvětov, and composition with Vladimír Sommer and Miroslav Reichl, as well as art history and music history. As a visual artist, he has organized more than fifty solo exhibitions both in the Czech Republic and abroad, displaying his work in galleries across three continents.
His musical oeuvre is particularly extensive. Since the 1980s, he has mainly focused on composing incidental music, for which he has received numerous significant awards. However, he also composes classical, film, and radio music. To date, he has created incidental music for over 120 theatrical productions for leading Czech theaters (National Theatre in Prague, National Theatre Brno, Vinohrady Theatre in Prague, Zlín City Theatre, West Bohemian Theatre in Cheb, among others).
Franz has been engaged in teaching since 1991 (Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts, Film Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts at Brno University of Technology, etc.). He was appointed professor in 2004. In 2012, he ran as a candidate in the Czech presidential election. He is a six-time recipient of the Alfred Radok Award (1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007), the Theatre News Award (2001), and the OSA Award (2012).
In our focus on Vladimír Franz, we will primarily explore his contributions to music and visual arts. To commemorate this concert, a bulletin featuring the author's musical and artistic work will be published, including samples of his creations.
