• Žofín Academy: participating institution, vv
• HORÁK, Václav Emanuel: director of institute, conductor

News of this concert was not published by the newspaper Bohemia in advance of the review, signed ‘V.’, that appeared in the issue of 16/5/1851. The Bohemia correspondent began by noting the contrast between this event and that given earlier in the year by the Academy for the nameday of their founder patron, the Archduchess Sophie. On that occasion the concert included ‘great and elaborate compositions, whse performance was only possible through massed instrumental and vocal resources.’ In this event in the Platýz Hall the concert comprised ‘merely vocal items, some without accompaniment, some with only accompaniment of piano or of double basses; only the last number „Hlas z Blánika” [Hlas z Blaníka - Voice from Blaník] for three female voices by F. Kolta [actually František Kott] impressed with its romantic-heroic foundation of several brass instruments and obbligato drums; it was the only original Czech composition of depth and which was [expressively] moving.’ Of the two choruses by Kücken, the first was reported to have gained greater audience approval. Both were identified in the review text by German titles given in quotation marks and then followed by Czech rendering, suggesting in conjunction with the description of the Kolta composition as ‘the only original Czech composition’ that both choruses were given in Czech translation. The remaining choral items of the programme were Haydn’s Danklied zu Gott and the Hymn Hoch in der Volken throut der Herr, both identified with solely German titles. The two works received ‘warm applause.’

The reviewer then remarked that the event had been specifically staged for members of the Žofín Academy and that in terms of its content and success the occasion perhaps signalled a decline in the effectiveness of the institution. However, any such decline could not be attributed to the director Horák. The correspondent then outlined the solo vocal works that were performed. The ‘well-known Sword-aria [die bekannte Scheide-Arie] by W.A. Mozart with a Czech text which Mr Nedwěd [Nedvěd] sang received such appreciation by the audience that it had to be repeated. Equal success gained the very fresh Slavic song given by the same singer in place of a piano work that Mr Gerber was to have played.’ Of the other solo items the unspecified soprano in the trio for female voices and the tenor Peták in the duet by Spohr were complimented upon their performances.