3rd -7th July 2025
This year’s Musica Orbis Prague Festival will take place in beautiful halls in the centre of Prague. The festival is open to all non-professional choirs and orchestras from all over the world.
Terms and conditions
- competition and non-competition categories
- free repertoire in categories A, E
- for choirs time limit 15 minutes (including arrival and departure)
- for orchestras time limit 25 minutes
Detailed conditions can be found in the CONDITIONS section.
Categories
| CHORAL COMPETITON CATEGORIES: | INSTRUMENTAL COMPETITION CATEGORIES: |
| Category A – Unrestricted repertoire | Category E – Unrestricted repertoire |
| A1 – Children’s Choirs (up to 16 years of age*) | E1 – String Orchestras |
| A2 – Mixed Adult Choirs | E2 – Chamber Orchestras (with winds) |
| A3 – Female Adult Choirs | E3 – Symphonic Bands |
| A4 – Male Adult Choirs | E4 – Symphony Orchestras |
| A5 – Chamber Choirs | |
| A6 – Youth Choirs A7 – Senior Choirs |
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| Category B – Sacred music | |
| B1 – Children’s Choirs (up to 16 years of age*) | |
| B2 – Mixed Adult Choirs | |
| B3 – Female Adult Choirs | |
| B4 – Male Adult Choirs | |
| B5 – Chamber Choirs | |
| B6 – Youth Choirs B7 – Senior Choirs |
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| Category C – Folklore | |
| C1 – Children’s Choirs (up to 16 years of age*) | |
| C2 – Adult Choirs | |
| C3 – Chamber Choirs | |
| Category D – Non-competitive | Category D – Non-competitive |
| D1 – Children’s Choirs (up to 16 years of age*) | D3 – Bands and Orchestras |
| D2 – Adult Choirs |
* 10 % of choristers may be older than 16 but not older than 18 years of age.
Program
Thursday 3rd July 2025
- Official welcome at the Prague’s Old Town Hall
- A guided tour of Prague in the footsteps of history and famous musicians**.
- Festival concert
Friday 4th July 2025
- Workshop / Masterclass
- Opening concert
- Welcome Dinner**
Saturday 5th July 2025
- Competitive and non-competitive performances
- Feedback from the expert jury
- Award ceremony
- Dinnercruise on the Vltava River**
Sunday 6th July 2025
- Musical accompaniment of the Mass in St. Vitus’s Cathedral at Prague Castle
- Festival concert
- Gala concert in the Dvořák Hall of Rudolfinum or the Smetana Hall of Municipal House
Monday 7th July 2025
- A guided tour of Prague in the footsteps of history and famous musicians**.
- Leisure time
- Trip outside of Prague*
Detailed programme can be found in the PROGRAMME section.
**Not included in the registration fee.
Jury
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Registration
Registration will be open on 1st December 2024. If you are interested in an individual offer, please contact us at: info@musicaorbis.com.