Prague is a musical city, and has been so since well before Mozart’s day, when he came and bequeathed the Bohemian capital not only his Prague Symphony (No 38) but also perhaps his most famous opera, Don Giovanni. Now instrumentalists can come together to play chamber music in the annual summer Ameropa festival which, since 1994, has presented concerts in some of the city’s beautiful venues.
Instrumentalists of a range of abilities come together on piano, strings, woodwinds, horn and marimba. Throughout the festival’s fortnight, participants work together towards public 
concerts with both individual and group tutoring.
While participation for the fortnight may be pricey, to go to concerts on your night off are free (although for non-participatory audience members there is a charge). The concerts take place in a number of Prague‘s great venues, including the Klementinum (Hall of Mirrors), Museum of Czech Music, Sue Ryder Centre, the Rudolfinum’s Suk Hall and the Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia.
This year’s Ameropa festival is held between the 20th of July and the 3rd of August. For more information and the program visit: http://www.ameropa.org/. For vacation rentals for the Ameropa Holiday Velvet will be providing accommodation for the event.
