We say ‘come back to Prague’, not ‘return to Prague’.
On 11 January 2025, we published an article, which followed on from a previous one published in June 2024. It provided an update on a concert announced by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Prague for 18 February 1929, which was then cancelled due to severe cold weather.
In fact, after some research, it's a little more complicated than that.
The concert on 18 February was announced well in advance. But on 7 February, the press broke a real scoop! The concert on the 18th was “Ausverkauft”: it was sold out. So — knowing that the Vienna Philharmonic would not be able to return that year — a second concert was announced for the following day, the 19th. The programme included Weber, Euryanthe, Stravinsky, The Firebird (suite), Brahms, Symphony No. 1.
As we know, concerts have been cancelled, or rather postponed. A newspaper article dated 17 February states that tickets remain valid for two dates, which will be announced in early March. And indeed, on 6 March, the two dates were set: the concerts will take place on 26 and 27 March!
The people of Prague are going to be disappointed! The organisers, or the orchestra, realise that the dates are close to Easter — 31 March — which raises fears that audiences will be relatively sparse. In other words: it is not certain that the hall will be full — an economically untenable situation. The two concerts have once again been postponed. We are still waiting to find out when...
