Bratislava Cultural Association
Bratislava New Year's Concerts are an exceptional social event showcase the beautiful works of the Strauss dynasty, Jacques Offenbach, Franz Lehár, and Gejza Dusík, as well as world-famous composers such as Dmitri Shostakovich and Giacomo Puccini. The annual unique artistic visual inspired by the dramaturgy of the concert is designed by leading painter Júlie Haluzová. The entire event at Primate's Palace is adapted to the design. Masterpieces are performed by renowned domestic but mainly visiting international artists.The Bratislava Metropolitan Orchestra - with which the BKS has been closely cooperating since the beginning - under the artistic direction of Peter Uličný and conducted by Leoš Svárovský has a particularly strong position.
Founded on the initiative of friends - enthusiasts and local patriots, who could create the prerequisites for a successful project.
Together they established an association through which they support the preservation of historic Bratislava region traditions and the development of new ones.
BKS began in 2010, when the founders - in cooperation with the Bratislava Metropolitan Orchestra and Bratislava Self-Governing Region - were inspired by the world-famous Vienna New Year's Concert to organise the inaugural Bratislava New Year's Concert that year.