The Closing Gala Concert for the Year of Czech Music 2014 at O2 Arena in Prague is one of the biggest and most important projects organized by the Association of Music Festivals in the Czech Republic and the Association of Symphony Orchestras and Choirs of the Czech Republic. The Year of Czech Music, which will culminate in the Gala Concert, contributes to raising awareness of Czech music at home and abroad and also to strengthening the prestige of Czech culture and by extension the whole Czech Republic on the international scene. The final concert will feature the world's top Czech and world leaders in the performing arts. The concert will be a prestigious social event, which will also support the position and reputation of the partners involved in its realization. SOLOISTS: Ana María Martínez, Eva Urbanová, Ramón Vargas, Adam Plachetka CONDUCTOR: Jakub Hrůša ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR: Czech professional orchestras and choirs THE PROGRAM B. Smetana - The Bartered bride: Overture B. Smetana - The Bartered bride: Act 1, Scene 1 "Let´s Rejoice And Be Merry" / Choir / A. Dvořák – Rusalka, op. 114: Act 1 "Song To The Moon" / A. M. Martínez/ A. Dvořák – Rusalka, op. 114: Act 2 "A Week Now You Dwell With Me" / A. M. Martínez, R. Vargas, E. Urbanová/ A. Dvořák – Rusalka, op. 114: Act 2 "White Blossoms All Along The Road"/ Choir/ A. Dvořák – Rusalka, op. 114: Act 3 Conclusion / A. M. Martínez, R. Vargas, A. Plachetka/ A. Dvořák – Gypsy melodies, op. 55: selection, orchestration S. Bodorová / A. Plachetka/ B. Smetana – Libuše: Act 3 "Libuše’s Prophecy (with six images of Czech history): The Mighty Gods... "/ E. Urbanová, choir/ A. Dvořák -Symphony No. 9 in e minor "From The New World", op. 95
