Dear Friends,

I warmly welcome you once again at the beginning of another season of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. A lot of time has passed since the first concert, conducted by Zdeněk Košler and featuring Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B minor.

And although I have always resisted hindsight, this time I'm going to let my mind drift through the thousands of concerts, countless miles, hundreds of hotels and dozens of great personalities who have impressed me and whose company we have had the opportunity to enjoy.

One moment stands out above all. When I look out at the sold-out Smetana Hall and hear your applause, I feel at home, and I know we’ve done good work. It is for this feeling that my colleagues and I enter the Municipal House and embark on the new season with our orchestra.

It will be a pleasure to have you with us.  

Yours Jan Hasenöhrl