The President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman has followed in the tradition of presidential auspices and has granted his auspices to the 22nd year of the International Music Festival Český Krumlov. Other important persons and institutions have also taken auspices over the festival: Chairwoman of the Chamber of Deputies of CR Miroslava Němcová, the Prime Minister of the Government of CR Petr Nečas, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government and Minister of Foreign Affair of CR Karel Schwarzenberg, the Minister of Regional Development of CR Kamil Jankovský, the Ministry of Culture of CR, the Governor of the South Bohemian Region Jiří Zimola, the mayor of Český Krumlov Dalibor Carda and the ambassadors of the countries whose artists will perform at this year’s festival.