Dialogue of the Past with the Future: The Eternal Hope Festival will resonate in the Spanish Synagogue with works by Terezin authors.

Dialogue of the Past with the Future: The Eternal Hope Festival will resonate in the Spanish Synagogue with works by Terezin authors.

The Eternal Hope music festival continues its mission to revive works by authors created under difficult conditions and to connect them with contemporary top-notch interpretation. On Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 7:30 PM, a concert will take place in the magical spaces of the Spanish Synagogue, promising an extraordinary spiritual and aesthetic experience. Tenor Jan Petryka, pianist Johanna Haniková, and the Ineo Quartet will present a program subtitled "Pavel Haas, Viktor Ullmann, and the Dialogue of the Past with the Future."

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The legacy of the Theresienstadt masters

The focal point of the program is the work of the authors of the so-called Theresienstadt school – Pavel Haas and Viktor Ullmann. Their works, although created in the tragic backdrop of wartime years, stand out with incredible inner strength, inventiveness, and faith in humanity. In the performance by internationally acclaimed tenor Jan Petryka and pianist Johanna Haniková, interpretations that transfer these historical parallels into the contemporary context will resonate.

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Program dialogue

The concert is not just a retrospective, but a lively conversation between generations and musical styles.

·        Pavel Haas & Viktor Ullmann: Pillars of the program representing the peak of Central European musical modernity.

·        Ineo Quartet: A young, dynamic ensemble that breathes new energy into the scores and confirms that this music is still relevant.

·        Symbolism of the place: The architecture of the Spanish Synagogue enhances the theme of hope and continuity, which is inherent to the festival.

„The Eternal Hope Festival is not just about remembering. It is about finding beauty and strength where we least expect it. The connection of Jan Petryka with the Ineo Quartet in this space is exactly the dialogue we want to convey to the audience,“ say the festival organizers.

Practical information

Date: March 7, 2026, 7:30 PM

·Venue: Spanish Synagogue, Vězeňská 1, Prague 1

 Performers:  Jan Petryka – tenor / PL, Johanna Haniková – piano, Ineo Quartet – string quartet / AT

Tickets are available in the advance sales network GoOut and on the festival's website vecnanadeje.org.

Contact for media:

Irma Mrázková
irma.mrazkova@vecnanadeje.org
tel. 721 585 178
www.vecnanadeje.org
photo: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lmAqkmXtYpN066_G59d4P9_-C2Q6H-Yt

 
About the Eternal Hope Festival

The Eternal Hope music festival focuses on presenting works by composers who created in the Theresienstadt ghetto or under other repressive regimes. The aim of the project is to celebrate human resilience and artistic freedom through first-class interpretations of classical music.

 

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