Our June, 2025 tour of Prague and Leipzig will be full of great performances, fascinating musical history, great culture, delicious meals, and free time for you to explore these cities on your own. The week in Leipzig is during Bachfest, an international festival featuring some of the world’s finest Baroque performers. We have tickets to outstanding concerts featuring pianist Andras Schiff, the Gewandhaus Orchestra, and the Staatskapelle Dresden.

Prior to our arrival in Leipzig, we will spend four days exploring Prague, its history, and its music. We’ll hear the Prague Radio Symphony the opera “Sarka” (by the Czech composer Zdenek Fibich), and a have a private lecture by one of the world’s preeminent Dvorak scholars.

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Charles Bridge and St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague

Highlights of the Trip

• 4 days in Prague
• 6 days in Leipzig
• Prague’s Two major performance venues: National Theater and the Rudolfinum
• Prague’s Castle St. Vitus Cathedral
• Three music museums in Leipzig: Bach Museum, Mendelssohn House and Grassi Museum of Musical Instruments
• Two churches where Bach performed and worked: St. Thomas Church and St. Nicholas Church
• Two day trips from Leipzig
  • Dresden. We’ll see how the city has been restored to its pre-WWII glory, have a great walking tour and dinner, and attend a concert by the Staatskapelle Dresden (orchestra) in the evening.
  • Halle. The Handel Birthplace Museum is wonderful and we’ll visit the church where he was baptized.
• Tours by local guides in both cities Prague, Leipzig, and Dresden

St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, where J.S. Bach was music director. He performed here countless times, and the master’s grave is now near the altar. We’ll attend a concert there by the St. Thomas Church Choir. Hearing Bach in the “Thonmaskirche” is a moving experience.

Performances

• Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra in the Rudolfinum
• Fibich’s opera, “Sarka” in the Prague’s National Theater
• Bach Cello Suites
• St. Thomas Choir in an a capella concert in Bach’s main church
• Staatskapelle Dresden Orchestra
• Gewandhaus Orchestra
• Andras Schiff recital, performing Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier, book 2. He is AMAZING!!!
• Opera and ballet set to Bach’s music
• Optional Concerts – In Bachfest in Leipzig, there are many additional concerts that you can attend on your own, some are
  • Oratorio Passion by Bach
  • Bach’s B Minor Mass
  • plus organ recitals, cantatas, free outdoor performances, and more
  • information about these concerts will be sent upon registration for the tour.

A group photo in front of Bach’s statue in Leipzig.

Itinerary

• Friday, June 13, arrival day in Prague, opening dinner
  • Some people like to arrive a day or so early. Dr. Nelson can arrange hotel rooms for you.
• Friday, June 13 – Monday, June 16, Prague, four nights
• Monday, June 17 – charter bus from Prague to Leipzig
• Monday, June 17 – Sunday, June 22, six seven nights in Leipzig
• Monday, June 23, travel day
  • If you would like to stay a day or so after the trip, Dr. Nelson can arrange hotel rooms

Auerbachskeller Restaurant, one of Leipzig’s most famous locations. Goethe wrote about it in “Faust”. We will have a meal here.

Leipzig-Only Option

• For travelers who only wish to join us for the six days in Leipzig, a Leipzig-only option is available.
• You would arrive in Leipzig on Tuesday, June 17 and depart from Leipzig on Monday, June 23
• This option is primarily offered to those who have previously visited Prague with In Mozart’s Footsteps, although we have had many people visit Prague on two different trips with us. You do not have to be a past traveler with In Mozart’s Footsteps to do the Leipzig-only option.

We have tickets to the opera “Sarka” at Prague’s National Theater.

Included in the Price

• 10 nights in excellent hotels
• Transportation from Prague to Leipzig
• Public transportation passes in both cities
• Very good tickets to the performances listed above
• Walking tours in each city led by local guides
• All museum admissions listed in the itinerary
• Two meals a day (breakfast and lunch, or breakfast and dinner)
• Group lunches and dinners will include water and one drink per person: beer, wine, bottled water, soft drink. Subsequent drinks can be ordered and paid for individually. No refunds if a drink is not ordered, sorry!
• Hotel and restaurant gratuities
• Maps of each city
• David Nelson’s guidance and assistance at all times
• Copious amounts of fun

Bach’s grave near the alter of Leipzig’s St. Thomas Church, where the great composer performed many times. We’ll hear a concert here.

Price

• Prague and Leipzig, double occupancy $4,950
• Prague and Leipzig, single occupancy $5,925
• Leipzig only, double occupancy $3,150
• Leipzig only, single occupancy, $3,675

Terms and Conditions

• $500 is due upon registration
• The balance is due by April 1.
• After April 10, all payments made become non-refundable.

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