Join us in celebrating Leoš Janáček’s 171st birthday in a truly special way – under the open sky and with music that moves and enchants. As part of the birthday programme, we will present a large-scale screening of Janáček’s opera The Cunning Little Vixen, recorded at the renowned Glyndebourne Festival.
Visual identity for Janáček Brno 2026 will be created by award-winning illustrator Michal Bačák. The design will be revealed at the JANÁČEK AT THE START! concert on 31 October.
What await visitors to the Janáček Brno 2026 festival? We will be revealing all this on 31 October 2025 at a gala concert to be held at the Mahen Theatre.
Janáček Brno 2026 is to be a jubilee festival, as this will be the tenth time that Brno has immersed itself over the course of a number of weeks in Janáček’s music, his inspirations, his life story and the influence he had on his contemporaries and those who came after him. This time, the festival motto is to be ROOTS, because what we grow from influences each and every one of us. In the work of artists, no matter whether they are composers, visual artists or performers, their roots are reflected throughout their lives; they may be more evident at some times, less so at others, but they never disappear. In the festival’s jubilee year we would, for this reason, like to show what Janáček’s work is rooted in, what it grew from, and how far it progressed.
3. 7. 2025 3 p.m. – 10 p.m. Piazzetta of the Janáček Theatre – Free Entry – The main event of the evening is the screening of Janáček’s opera The Cunning Little Vixen (Glyndebourne Festival), starting at 8:00 p.m. On July 3, celebrate Janáček’s 171st birthday with us on the piazzetta in front of Janáček’s…
17. 11. 2026, 5 p.m. Janáček Theatre Composer: Leoš JanáčekConductor: Robert KružíkDirector: Jiří HeřmanEnsemble: Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno The performance lasts 2 hours and 55 minutes, including one intermission (25 minutes). 17. 11. 2026 5 p.m. Janáček Theatre Composer: Leoš JanáčekConductor: Robert KružíkDirector: Jiří HeřmanEnsemble: Janáček Opera, National Theatre Brno The performance…
16. 11. 2026, 7 p.m. Besední dům Composer: Leoš Janáček Conductor: Dominik Pernica Director: Jiří HeřmanPiano: Julius DrakeChorus: Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno LIVESTREAM OPERAVISION 16. 11. 2026 7 p.m. Besední dům Composer: Leoš Janáček Conductor: Dominik Pernica Director: Jiří HeřmanPiano: Julius DrakeChorus: Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno LIVESTREAM OPERAVISION Production Team & Opera Cast Musical Preparation…
15. 11. 2026, 7 p.m. Janáček Theatre Composer: Leoš Janáček Conductor: Robert Kružík Director: David Radok Ensemble: Janáček Opera NdB The performance lasts 2 hours and 10 minutes, including one intermission (25 minutes). 15. 11. 2026 7 p.m. Janáček Theatre Composer: Leoš Janáček Conductor: Robert Kružík Director: David Radok Ensemble: Janáček Opera NdB The performance lasts 2 hours and 10 minutes, including one…
15. 11. 2026, 3 p.m. Besední dům Composer: Leoš Janáček Conductor: Dominik Pernica Director: Jiří HeřmanPiano: Julius DrakeChorus: Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno 15. 11. 2026 3 p.m. Besední dům Composer: Leoš Janáček Conductor: Dominik Pernica Director: Jiří HeřmanPiano: Julius DrakeChorus: Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno Production Team & Opera Cast Musical Preparation / Conductor: Dominik PernicaStage Director: Jiří…
15. 11. 2026, 11 a.m. Villa Stiassni Piano: Marek Kozák 15. 11. 2026 11 a.m. Villa Stiassni Piano: Marek Kozák Luboš Fišer: Dreams and WaltzesBéla Bartók: Romanian Dances, Op. 8a, BB 56Igor Stravinsky: Valse pour les enfantsIgor Stravinsky: TangoFryderyk Chopin: Mazurkas (selection)Bedřich Smetana: Czech Dances, Series I & II (selection)Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita in B-flat…
