Photo: Sunday Matinees in The City Gallery of Bratislava

The nearly fifty-year tradition of Sunday concerts offered listeners a high-level artistic experience. Chamber music, from early to contemporary, came alive in the interpretation of the best Slovak and foreign artists. For many years, the captivating performances in the series of chamber concerts and recitals in the attractive premises of the Bratislava City Gallery (GMB), the concert hall of the Mirbach Palace, have enriched the musical life of the capital city.

From the beginning of September until the end of June, the series of Sunday matinees took place every Sunday, except on public holidays, starting at 10.30 a.m.

The Music Centre (HC) has decided to suspend the Sunday Matinee concert series at the Bratislava City Gallery from January 2023. This decision was made for several reasons.

The piano, which was located in the Mirbach Palace, was unfortunately no longer usable for concert purposes, which severely limited the possibilities of concert dramaturgy.

In 2018, the HC began to organise a new format of regional classical music festivals, Pro musica nostra, in which 30 to 40 concerts will be performed each year at specific venues in different regions of Slovakia where classical music would otherwise be unheard or minimally heard.

The fact that HC has not been able to find a financially adequate form of cooperation with the GMB, nor an alternative more suitable space and partner with sufficient co-financing to enable the organisation of Sunday Matinees, has also contributed to the benefit of the regions.

Last but not least, the HC also took into account the incomparability of the offer in terms of the number of classical music concerts in the capital and in other regions of Slovakia, where the interest and attendance clearly speak in favour of the regions.

Archive of Sunday Matinees (2009-2022)

Photo gallery of concerts (2011-2022)

Updated: 04. 12. 2024
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