Copland wrote his ballet score Appalachian Spring for a 13-member chamber ensemble in 1944. Since then, it has had several orchestral arrangements. The one on the programme is by the evening’s conductor Michael Tilson Thomas. Balancing it out is…

Celebrating democracy, freedom and non-violence, the Czech Philharmonic’s concert to mark the Velvet Revolution was presented for the first time in 2020. Taking place every year on 17 November – both the day the then Czechoslovak riot police brutally…

Schumann’s oratorio Paradise and the Peri stands apart from the usual oratorio repertoire because of its secular subject matter that was so typical of the German composer. Its beautiful melodies and loftiness of expression are definitely worthy of…

The 125th Anniversary Season of the Czech Philharmonic started in a big way: Live from the sublime Rudolfinum in Prague, Semyon Bychkov leads the Czech Philharmonic through two major pieces of the classical repertoire. The evening begins with…

Lisa Batiashvili, who is one of the most renowned musical artists of today, presents herself for the first time with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. For her debut, she chose the third violin concerto by Camille Saint Saëns. Under the baton of the…

American cellist Alisa Weilerstein belongs to the most frequent guests of the Czech Philharmonic. She launches the concert with the popular Cello concerto by Edward Elgar. In the second half, principal guest conductor Jakub Hrůša performs the muscial…

Immerse yourself in a captivating classical concert recording with the Czech Philharmonic conducted by Jakub Hruša. Experience the world premiere of Slavomir Horinka's Rejoice III, Ciaccona for Orchestra, followed by Josef Špaček's mesmerizing…

The concert prepared by Jakub Hruša and the world-famous pianist Daniil Trifonov starts with Scriabin’s brilliant Piano Concerto. For the second half of the concert they perform Josef Suk’s iconic Asrael Symphony. “In the case of the Piano Concerto…

A night of Czech Music: Jakub Hrůša conducts Suk, Haas and Janáček: This entire programme is somewhat in the spirit of Janáček. If one did not know that the composer of the Scherzo triste was Janáček’s pupil Pavel Haas, one might reasonably attribute…

Soon after its founding in 1896, the Czech Philharmonic became the most noteworthy orchestra in the country – even as soon as before the First World War the orchestra had built a considerable reputation for itself in concert halls across Europe. Over…