Our sincere gratitude goes to the President of the Czech Republic, the Minister of Culture, the Governor of the South Moravian Region, the Mayor of the City of Brno, and the Ambassadors of the United States of America, the State of Israel, and the Principality of Liechtenstein, as well as to other distinguished personalities from political, cultural, and public life, whose kind words enriched the LVHF 2025 festival catalogue.
Your support is not only a great honour for us but also a commitment for the years to come.
The anniversary year of the Lednice-Valtice Music Festival is highlighted by Music from the New World. This year’s exceptional edition brought together American music and artists with the history of the region. Just as in the past when seeds of rare trees and plants travelled to the Lednice-Valtice area from the New World, the organisers are bringing beautiful music from the same place metaphorically. Off programmes will present a unique herbarium depicting images from all over the world brought to Valtice and Lednice. Symphony No. 9, a renewed premiere of a sacred composition originally from the local Convent of the Merciful Brothers, top performers and orchestras from home and abroad. The synergy of various artists enhanced by the genius loci leads to a breathtaking result – as we are used to in the case of the Lednice-Valtice Music Festival. And which we eagerly await.
Thus, I wish the anniversary edition of the festival a success and its visitors and guests an intense and unforgettable experience!
Martin Baxa Czech Minister of Culture
Since 2016, we have been following the development of the Lednice-Valtice Music Festival, which aims to honor and recall the cultural, historical, and architectural heritage of our family in the landscape that we have shaped for centuries.
Each year, the festival presents a carefully crafted program, drawing from the history of South Moravia and specific stories connected to our family. Whether it is prominent personalities, historical events, architectural landmarks, or symbols like the hunting season, these motifs find their artistic expression in the concerts and accompanying programs. The venues – castles, salets, churches, and gardens – come to life through music, becoming a stage that naturally reminds us of our historical presence and our role as patrons of the arts and learning.
We especially appreciate that the festival is not only a concert event but also places great emphasis on the education of younger generations. Projects for schools, children’s music and arts programs, and the involvement of students in organizational support bring cultural heritage closer to new generations with reverence, creativity, and care.
With gratitude and respect, we follow this initiative, which dignifiedly develops the values that have been inherent in our family for centuries.
Princely Family of Liechtenstein
Dear visitors, music lovers,
it is an honour to welcome you to the 10th anniversary year of the Lednice-Valtice Music Festival. This year, it combines American music with the unique story of our region. In the beautiful premises of the Lednice-Valtice area we can enjoy a dialogue of music, nature and history of our country and the “New World”.
My thanks go to the organizers, the artists and all of you for being part of this special event. I wish you an unforgettable experience!
Jan Grolich Governor of South Moravian Region
Dear friends of South Moravia and fans of classical music,
On behalf of the city of Brno, I would like to thank you for “dragging me” into the successful concept of the Lednice-Valtice Music Festival. At first sight, Brno is quite far from the unique landscape complex. Nevertheless, it reveals interesting connections – the prologue takes place in Reduta Theatre in Brno, which was once the basis for the palace of the Liechtenstein family.
Furthermore, this year’s 10th edition of the festival will feature works by Erich W. Korngold (the co-founder of film music in the US who was born in Brno) and Jan Novák (he studied in Brno and is buried there). And we also share a love of culture, as well as good wine and food. That being said, I look forward to a mutual artistic intervention. I wish you all not only the pleasant concert in Brno, but also the whole anniversary festival.
Markéta Vaňková mayor of Brno
On the 10th anniversary of the Lednice-Valtice Music Festival, I am delighted the program so enthusiastically highlights the music and musicians connecting our two countries. This opportunity to underscore our shared musical history takes place in a unique setting where the very environment works in harmony with the pieces and artists being presented.
The opening concert demonstrates how tightly our musical traditions are woven together, as conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong leads the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava and the audience on an unforgettable journey through the compositions of Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin. That journey continues pianist Rachel Breen guiding listeners through the history of America music, starting with Bohemia-born Anton Philipp Heinrich.
I applaud Škampa Quartet for interpreting composer Caroline Shaw, the winner of Pulitzer and Grammy Awards, and Berg Orchestra sharing the work of the celebrated Philip Glass in Mikulov. The bread of American music will be further represented by Voices of Kings Return and Martinů Voices through their performance of the unique tradition of spirituals, a further demonstration of the Lednice-Valtice Music Festival’s commitment to both excellence and creativity in curation.
We look forward to another year of exceptional New World performances in Moravia as we build on a deep and strong foundation of cultural exchange in Moravia.
Dale Kreisher Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy Prague
With great joy and pride, we welcome Israeli pianist Boris Giltburg to be the opening performer of this year’s jubilee edition of the Lednice-Valtice International Music Festival.
It is already a tradition yet an honor for us that once again Israeli musicians are being presented as part of the festival. It shows the wonderful connection the Czech Republic have, and the power of music and culture to build bridges between nations and hearts. We thank the organizers for their warm welcome and openness.
Roni Abramson Deputy Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Czech Republic
“Music from the New World” is the name of this year’s 10th anniversary edition of the Lednice-Valtice Music Festival. Every year I admire the imagination of the organisers of this unique musical event for always being able to connect the history of the region with contemporary and timeless themes in an original way.
This year, it is about connecting American music and artists with the history and captivating beauty of the Moravian South. The princely Liechtenstein gardener Joseph van der Schott, who carefully selected and shipped seeds and young trees across the Atlantic, did not have the opportunity we have to see his work grow into a magnificent landscape composition. It takes decades for a massive tree to grow.
However, it is different with music. Sheet music can be brought to life faster than a tree can grow. No need to wait for decades. Composers had and have the ability to hear the harmony of the notes they create almost immediately. We can enjoy music for which no ocean is too wide and no mountain too high that it cannot reach out and touch human hearts, open to the beauty and harmony on this or that shore.
So I wish this year’s Lednice-Valtice Music Festival and all its visitors many beautiful artistic experiences that will brighten the days of the coming autumn with the radiance of the undying beauty of art.
Daniel Herman Honorary Consul of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Czech Republic
This year we are celebrating a significant anniversary – it’s been ten years since we were the only sponsor to get behind this festival. Back then it was the dream of the founder, who wanted to build a festival with a long tradition and quality comparable to the world’s musical achievements – and my father believed in it from the very beginning. The enthusiasm and vision of the two of them led us as a family to this path, which we are proud to support to this day.
As a Czech family, we deeply respect our roots, culture and traditions. That is why this year’s festival is special for us – it pays tribute to American music. As we live in the United States, this connection between two worlds that have shaped me is very powerful and moving for me.
Maybe I’m repeating myself – I actually say this every year. But you know what? It is absolutely okay. Because that’s what this festival is all about. About repetition in the sense of perseverance, continuity and maintaining values that make sense. A faith that endures. In today’s turbulent world, full of uncertainty and division, music is one of the few things that can bring us together – across cultures, generations and borders. That is what my father believed and what we still believe today.
We would also like to express our deep acknowledgement to the founder of the festival, Jiří Partyka. Without his determination, creativity and perseverance, this bold dream would never have become a reality. His work and perseverance have created a tradition that unites so many of us today – and we are honoured to have been there from the beginning.
Thank you for being with us again this year. We wish you a time full of unforgettable music, new friendships and shared joy.
Enjoy every musical note,
Monika Vintrlíková CEO ALBAform & the Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic in Atlanta, Georgia
Dear classical music lovers,
The festival director did not disappoint and chose an interesting thematic focus for the 10th anniversary edition of the festival once again – a combination of American music and artists with the history and beauty of the Lednice-Valtice area. Instead of importing trees and seeds from America, as the Liechtenstein gardener Joseph van der Schott did, the festival will bring top American artists and music by composers associated not only with this region.
I am pleased that one of the concerts is once again traditionally held here in Břeclav, at the former Liechtenstein hunting lodge in Mansion Pohansko.
I wish all visitors a deep artistic experience.
Svatopluk Pěček mayor of Břeclav
Dear lovers of classical music,
I am very pleased to greet you on behalf of the town of Valtice in connection with the 10th annual Lednice-Valtice Music Festival. Thanks to the organizers, this festival has become one of the most important cultural events in our country in the field of classical music. This year, in addition to 11 concerts, the festival again offers a very varied off programme which also includes lectures that will certainly attract many listeners with their variety of topics.
One of the lectures is about the work of Valtice natives, the Bauer brothers. Norbertus Adamus Boccius, Prior of the Convent of the Merciful Brothers in Valtice, a doctor and botanist, recognised their extraordinary talent.
I am much more pleased that the first book written in Czech by children about such world-famous natives of our town Valtice is being prepared. Let me wish this year’s festival a peaceful organizing and a profound artistic experience for all visitors and performers.
Aleš Hofman mayor of Valtice
Dear friends of LVMF,
In the late 19th century when Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein, commissioned his gardener Joseph van der Schott to import trees and seeds from America for the grounds he was building, he certainly had no idea that this instruction would become the inspiration for the music festival. The turn of September and October, when the festival takes place, is the time when the so-called painting and art composition of our unique area is in full strength. If this picturesque nature is complemented by the picturesque sounds, the ideas and visions with which the Liechtenstein family landscaped the premises around their estates will come to fruition. Jiří Partyka and his team are succeeding in making this connection happen with ever-increasing quality.
This year’s 10th anniversary edition of the Lednice-Valtice Music Festival brings us top performers and music by composers associated from the North America. What is exceptional is its wide range of accompanying events for the public and for hundreds of schoolchildren.
I wish the festival an undisturbed organisation and visitors a profound artistic and social experience.
Stanislav Straškrába mayor of Lednice
Dear friends and supporters of the Lednice-Valtice Music Festival,
I am looking forward with great joy and anticipation to this year’s 10th anniversary edition of the LVMF, which will bring us a musical trip to the New World.
Traditionally, Mikulov has been part of this unique cultural meeting full of unforgettable concerts, exhibitions and enriching lectures in the picturesque Lednice-Valtice area and in our town. This year’s festival programme is extremely rich and varied and I believe that every visitor will find something to their liking.
In the unique environment of Mikulov Castle you can look forward to an exceptional concert that will tell a story. The BERG Orchestra with works by the legendary Philip Glass guarantees a deep and emotional experience that shall speak directly to the human soul.
I believe that not only in Mikulov, but throughout the whole festival, we will experience moments full of musical beauty, joy and inspiration together.
Nonetheless, I want to thank the entire LVMF and the organizing team and send them my deepest wishes for success.
Jitka Sobotková mayor of Mikulov
Dear fans of beautiful tones,
This year’s 10th edition of the Lednice-Valtice Music Festival brings further unique pieces of beautiful music. It connects the small town of Valtice with the whole world. Through the Bauer brothers, who are better known abroad than here, we perceive culture that influences our lives. And just as the Bauer brothers have enriched the visual arts with their unparalleled work of herbaria, so too have other personalities, fellow brothers of our Valtice Convent, contributed to the music collection in the Convent. I am glad that LVMF is going beyond music and connecting the beauty of culture as a whole. It also draws attention to our national pride, because many great personalities have grown up on our territory. When God created the world, he saw that it was good. Throughout LVMF we can thank God for the gifts and beauty that many have left us, though they are no longer with us. We can also thank the artists who bring the art to us. In such a beautiful place as the Lednice-Valtice area. May the Lord bless us all!
Br. Martin Macek OH, Prior of the Convent of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God – Brothers Hospitallers in Brno
