Tribute to Petr Hapka
A series of exceptional concerts Tribute to Petr Hapka accompanied by a band and a symphony orchestra in new arrangements prepared by Petr Malásek and Haštal Hapka. The concerts will commemorate the collaboration with all key creative partners of Petr Hapka and will feature a selection of his songs and film works.
The songs will be uniquely interpreted by personalities from the Czech and Slovak music scene, including Michal Malátný, Jitka Čvančarová, Kateřina Marie Tichá, Hana Holišová, Lenka Nová, Petra Hapková, Jan Maxián, Dušan Kollár, Petra Hřebíčková, Jan Sklenář, and others.
Duration of the show: 125 min. with an intermission
Composer of songs and film music
Petr Hapka (1944–2014) was a composer of popular and film music, a singer, and a conductor. He collaborated with lyricists Petr Rada, Zdeněk Rytíř, and Pavel Kopta, and from 1984 formed a duo with Michal Horáček. Their most famous joint works include the album Potměšilý host from 1987, which featured Hana Hegerová. Hapka's songs were also sung by Karel Gott, Hana Zagorová, Helena Vondráčková, Václav Neckář, and Lucie Bílá. He composed music for the films Páni kluci, Deváté srdce, Panna a netvor, Tisícročná včela, and Perinbaba.
The concert will take place on Wednesday, 9 December 2026, at 19:00 in the multifunctional hall Gong in Dolní Vítkovice. Security checks will be conducted at the entrance, so the organizer recommends arriving early.
Multifunctional hall Gong
Gong was created by converting a gas holder from 1922–1924, which stored 50,000 m³ of purified blast furnace gas until 1998. The reconstruction was designed by architect Josef Pleskot, and the hall was opened on 1 May 2012. The large hall has 1,509 seats and, in addition to concerts and performances, Gong hosts conferences, congresses, and exhibitions. In 2013, the building received the Building of the Year award at the EXPO REAL fair in Munich. On the ground floor, you will find the Dolní Vítkovice Information Centre and the Gong Gallery.