Classical concert · Prague Castle
One hour of Baroque and Czech classics in a 17th-century hall of painted walls and gilded chandeliers, inside the Prague Castle complex.
Painted walls, gold chandeliers and a different programme from one day to the next.
Why this palace
The palace was confiscated twice in the 20th century, by the Nazi and Communist regimes, returned to the Lobkowicz family in 2002 and opened as a museum in 2007. The family's own site calls it the only private, family-owned palace in the Prague Castle complex.
The palace's site describes its Baroque Concert Hall as decorated with exquisite 17th-century frescoes. Wikipedia credits the painter Fabián Václav Harovník with the ceilings of the Concert Hall and the Balcony Room.
The family assembled a music archive over three centuries, and the palace says it holds hand-annotated manuscripts by Mozart and Beethoven. The concert's published programmes name Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Smetana and Dvořák.
The hour, composer by composer
The hour moves between the Baroque and the Czech 19th century. These six names appear in the programmes the palace and the booking page publish, and none is promised for your date.
Programmes change from day to day, and the palace and the booking page publish slightly different samples. Your date in the calendar shows its start time.
The palace through the centuries
From a 16th-century house to a museum and concert venue, the palace's own story is part of the evening. These five stages come from the palace's site and from Wikipedia.
Jaroslav of Pernštejn began the palace in the latter part of the 16th century, and his brother Vratislav, chancellor of the Czech Kingdom, completed it. It passed to the Lobkowicz family through Polyxena's marriage to Zdeněk Vojtěch, 1st Prince Lobkowicz.
After the Thirty Years' War, Václav Eusebius, 2nd Prince Lobkowicz, made the major Baroque alterations. The Concert Hall's frescoes date from the 17th century.
The 7th Prince commissioned the exterior reconstruction for Leopold II's crowning as King of Bohemia, and it added the panoramic balconies.
The Nazi regime confiscated the palace and the family's collections in 1939. After the Communist takeover of 1948 they were taken again.
The palace was restituted to the Lobkowicz family in 2002. The family reconstructed it and opened the museum in 2007.
Hall, view and collection
A hall set with chairs, a ceiling fresco, the view from the river, the music rooms, a manuscript score and a Canaletto from the museum.
The concert at a glance
The card opens the midday concert at Lobkowicz Palace, and the calendar below lets you pick a day. The strip underneath shows other Prague bookings.
About an hour in the palace's Baroque Concert Hall, with Baroque and 19th-century Czech music. One option adds entry to the palace and an audio guide; the Prague Castle entrance ticket is separate.
Best forVisitors who want a short concert inside a castle visit, with a museum next door.
Check dates ↗Open the palace concert calendar ↗
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Before you go
The palace is at Jiřská 3, inside the Prague Castle complex, and the palace's site links a map of the castle's entrances. The castle has run bag checks at its entrances, so allow time and read the meeting information in your confirmation.
Exchange your voucher for a ticket at the Lobkowicz Palace cash desk. The palace says not to use the Prague Castle ticket office, and that vouchers or QR codes are not accepted at the door.
A concert ticket covers the concert. One booking option adds entry to Lobkowicz Palace and an audio guide, and the Prague Castle entrance ticket is separate.
Seats are chairs in rows in a historic hall. Some guests find the chairs hard, and one notes there was no air conditioning on a very hot day, so wear light layers and bring water in summer.
The booking page advises against the concert for anyone with a mobility impairment. Luggage and large bags are not allowed, nor are pets or smoking.
The palace has a restaurant and café with a panoramic view of Prague, and one guest describes a meal at the café after the concert. The museum tour is given as 1 hour 30 minutes.
Guides to the palace, the music and the visit
Which ticket, and how to book What the midday concert at Lobkowicz Palace is, how the booking options differ, what the seats and programme are like, and how to book it.
Read the guide → Getting there, and making a day of it Where Lobkowicz Palace is inside Prague Castle, what to expect at the gates, how to fit the midday concert into a castle day, and what to bring or leave.
Read the guide →FAQ
Around sixty minutes. It is a daily midday concert, and your confirmation shows the exact start.
In the Baroque Concert Hall of Lobkowicz Palace, Jiřská 3, inside the Prague Castle complex.
The Prague Castle entrance ticket is not part of the concert ticket. The palace's site links a map of the castle entrances, and the castle's own buildings are visited on the castle's tickets.
No. It varies from day to day, with Baroque pieces and 19th-century Czech composers such as Dvořák and Smetana. Treat any published list as a sample.
The palace's site describes a trio of flute, violin and piano, and guests mention a viola player, so the line-up can vary. The GetYourGuide ticket describes members of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
Yes, through the booking option that includes entry to Lobkowicz Palace and an audio guide. The booking page lists the languages offered.
No. Luggage and large bags are not allowed, nor are pets or smoking.
The booking page advises against the concert for anyone with a mobility impairment. Ask the booking page about any access need before you travel.
No. This is a separate, independent guide, unconnected to the palace, the Lobkowicz family or the organiser. You book on GetYourGuide.
Fares here are for one adult in US dollars; at checkout the booking site shows them in the currency you pick.