Advent Concert at the National Theatre

PERFORMANCE DATES

The Advent Concert is an eagerly anticipated annual event and an integral part of the Christmas season in Prague.

Prague Experience holds an exclusive allocation of tickets for: 6,13,20 December 2026.

Performances always sell out, so we recommend booking early.

The highly atmospheric Advent Concert at the National Theatre in Prague is an annual series of concerts performed by the National Theatre Orchestra and the Czech Philharmonic Children’s Choir One.

The concerts are staged every Sunday in the build‑up to Christmas and feature Jakub Jan Ryba’s Czech Christmas Mass.

Czech Christmas Mass can be a misleading name for an international audience, as it is not a church service but gentle, romantic and joyful pastoral music that tells the story of the Nativity.

The Advent Concert is an important symbol of Christmas in Czechia. While concerts are staged in churches throughout the country, this production at the National Theatre in Prague is the largest and most impressive.

The National Theatre is a striking neo‑Renaissance building dating from 1868-83. It stands alongside the Vltava River and is instantly recognisable on sunny days by its golden roof gleaming in the light.

For Czech people, the National Theatre is the most important cultural institution in the country.

PERFORMERS & INSTRUMENTS

National Theatre Orchestra (30 musicians).
Czech Philharmonic Children’s Choir (60-70 singers).
Choirmaster: Jiří Chvála.

MUSICAL PROGRAMME

Jiří Teml
Splnilo se Písmo svaté (Czech Christmas carols)

Jakub Jan Ryba
Czech Christmas Mass

Various composers
Narodil se Kristus Pán (The Lord Christ Was Born)