An opportunity that may come only once in a lifetime. Such will be the opening concert of the 14th Rudolf Firkušný Piano Festival, at which Evgeny Kissin and Sir András Schiff will appear together on one stage, each at his own piano. The festive evening in the Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum will open with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major. The programme will then continue with two beautiful yet rarely performed works by the German Romantic composer Robert Schumann – the Andante and Variations in B-flat major for Two Pianos and Pictures from the East for Piano Four Hands, inspired by the poet Friedrich Rückert’s translations of Arabic poetry. The second half of the evening will be illuminated by Bedřich Smetana’s beloved Vltava, and the concert will culminate in Antonín Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances. programme Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Sonata for Two Pianos in D major KV 448 (375a) Robert Schumann — Andante and Variations in B flat major Op. 46 Robert Schumann — Pictures from the East Op. 66 Bedřich Smetana — The Moldau Antonín Dvořák — Slavonic Dances Op. 46 and 77 (excerpts) performers Jevgenij Kissin piano Sir András Schiff piano More all events festivals Rudolf Firkušný Piano Festival 3. 11. 2026—9. 11. 2026