Let’s finish the construction of the St. Vitus Cathedral, the symbol of the Czech Republic.
Správa pražského hradu prodloužila lhůtu pro podání nabídek pro veřejnou soutež na zhotovitele stavební přípravy kruchty do 28. dubna 2023.
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Srdečně děkujeme ZUŠ Mladá Boleslav, jejím učitelům, žákům a rodičům, kteří v loňském roce uspořádali dobročinnou sbírku formou originálního kalendáře, jejíž výtěžek byl věnován na adopci jedné z píšťal svatovítských varhan. Přikládáme krátký příběh dobročinného kalendáře, který napsala zástupkyně ředitelky paní Eva Pinkasová.
Správa Pražského hradu dnešního dne vyhlásila v intencích zákona o veřejných zakázkách soutěž na zhotovitele stavební přípravy kruchty. Tato událost je tak dalším milníkem a významným bodem pro další vývoj celého projektu svatovítských varhan.
Ke konci minulého roku, dne 8. prosince 2022 vydal Magistrát hlavního města Prahy stavební povolení, které nabylo právní moci na Štědrý den 24. prosince 2022.
Jsme rádi, že Správa pražského hradu, která je správcem katedrály (katedrála je majetkem státu) má již všechny potřebné podklady a může tak zahájit veřejnou soutěž na zhotovitele technické připravenosti západní kruchty pro instalaci varhan.
It would be difficult to find a structure in our country, which could be the equal of the cathedral of St. Vitus. It is a spiritual institution that shapes our relationship with the Creator. It is the first basilica in the country. Moreover, while it may be seen as a visual textbook of Christianity, at the same time it is at the crossroads of our history, where decisions were made about historical outcomes in our land. It is one of the greatest works of art in our country, which in a minute space, concentrates many artistic stages in many contexts. The cathedral is a visual witness to past events and helped to shape our own identity. It is also, however, a living organism, which evolved over half a millennium and even today is still not complete.
It is hard to imagine Prague today without the silhouette of the cathedral. And yet, this silhouette actually looked quite different until recent times. Half of the building (the nave) was missing and was not completed till 1929. The Metropolitan Church is such monumental work, that it will probably never be absolutely completed. Nevertheless, something very significant is missing to this day because, at the completion of construction, there were insufficient funds to install a new organ in the western choir loft of the cathedral. Several attempts have been made; all have been unsuccessful. Finally, today we have a new opportunity. It is up to us to in a time of peace and freedom to fulfill the legacy of our predecessors, in particular, that of the father of the nation, Charles IV and to ‘complete’ the cathedral.
The organ, because of its magnificence, is called the ‘king of instruments’. But is not the instrument of earthly kings for the organ speaks in the voice of God that sometimes gently whispers and infuses our soul with peaceful joy and at other times roars and thunders, sending shivers up our spine. The beauty of the organ lies in the fact that in spite of its monumentality it fulfills the word of Him who did not come to be served, but to serve. Anyone who listens to the music of the organ, is taught humility. It leads one to the art of listening and of harmonizing one’s relationship with his neighbor through singing and prayer. The organ leads us to a more genuine relationship not only with God, but also with our neighbor. For this reason, we want to work together to contribute to the glory of God, to the renown of St. Vitus Cathedral and to the further evolution of the famous musical traditions of our nation.
Dominik Duka OP, Cardinal Archbishop of Prague
The idea of the building of a new organ never disappeared completely: it repeatedly re-emerged, only to be postponed to more favourable times as a result of adverse society-wide events of the war years and also due to the post-war conditions.
A new instrument may be regarded as a testimony to the capabilities, experience and knowledge of the present generation as well as acting as a legacy to future generations.
The organ building company of Gerhard Grenzing is one of the most experienced companies in this field: it has successfully completed 220 restoration and building projects across continents.
To this day, we’ve successfully raised: 78,836,673 CZK
Thank you!
The St. Vitus Organ Fund was established in accordance with Act No. 227/1997 Sb. by its registration into the fund registry administered by the Municipal Court in Prague, file ref. N 1123, on 19 March 2014.
The registration number of the fund is 02794471.
The bank account of the fund is 2109930876/2700.
Registered office: Hradčanské náměstí 56/16, 119 02 Prague 1 – Hradčany
Purpose of the fund: acquisition of a new representative organ for the St. Vitus Cathedral
Contact:
František Falta
Coordinator of the Organ for the Cathedral project
e-mail: Frantisek.Falta@apha.cz
phone: +420 733 164 063
Members of the Managing Board:
Members of the Supervisory Board:
Media inquiries:
Šimon Slavík
Project press agent
e-mail: slavik@bohemianheritage.cz
telefon: +420 734 335 438
Contact for others parties involved in the Organ for the Cathedral project:
Vojtěch Mátl
Vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board
e-mail: vojtech.matl@apha.cz
telefon: +420 737 215 326
Jakub Skřejpek
Bohemian Heritage Fund
e-mail: skrejpek@bohemianheritage.cz
Všichni netrpělivě čekáme, až se otevřou hranice a bude možnost realizovat převoz svatovítských varhan ze Španělska do Prahy. Varhany mají však před sebou ještě dlouhou cestu a čeká nás ještě hodně práce, než je budeme moci slavnostně umístit na západní kruchtu katedrály a jejich zvukem rozeznít katedrální prostor.
O současných výzvách pro svatovítské varhany napsal Katolický týdeník a celý článek si můžete přečíst zde.
