PRAGUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

The Prague Chamber Orchestra, for over fifty years one of the leading Czech music ensembles, was established in 1951 and enjoys international esteem. Their impressive performances have left a distinguished mark on the international concert scene. They have been on extensive tours in the United States and Canada through Columbia Artists New York, and tours to Latin America and Japan. They have also toured South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore to great acclaim. Frequent guest appearances in Europe include festivals such as Salzburg, Bregenz, Berlin, Dresden, Schwetzingen, the Mozartfest in Würzburg, the Rheingau Festival, Konstanz, Athens, Bergen, Besançon, Baalbek, Biarritz, San Sebastian, Santander, Luzern, Montreux, Ascona, Dubrovnik, Stresa and Cheltenham. Czech audiences can hear them in their concert series held in the large hall of the Rudolfinum (Dvořák Hall) and as regular guests at the two major Czech music festivals, the Prague Spring and the Prague Autumn.

The orchestra has cooperated with conductors such as Václav Neumann, Gerd Albrecht, and Sir Charles Mackerras, with whom they have recorded Mozart’s symphonies. With Christian Benda, principal conductor, a descendant of the composers so much appreciated by JS Bach and WA Mozart, they were chosen to perform for “In Search of Mozart” film, which appeared during the Mozart Year. After having published their first 10 CDs together, they have entered into a long-term recording project with him. Among the soloists with whom they have played are Paul Badura-Skoda, Arturo Benedetti-Michelangeli, Rudolf Buchbinder, Menahim Pressler, Christian Zacharias, Christophe Eschenbach, Friedrich Gulda, Zuzana Ruzicková, Heinz Holliger, Salvatore Accardo, Josef Suk, Maxim Vengerov, Uto Ughi, Barbara Hendricks, Heinrich Schiff, Boris Pergamenschikow, Antonio Meneses, Anthony Pay, Paul Meyer, Guy Touvron, Sergei Nakariakov, and the Beaux Arts Trio.

They have made many recordings for labels including EMI, Decca, Sony Classics, Naxos, Polydor, Nippon Columbia, Denon, BMG, Telarc, Ariola, Eurodisc and Supraphon, and their extensive discography boasts a number of prestigious prizes such as the Wiener Flötenuhr, the Grand Prix du Disque Académie Charles Cros twice, and, after having sold one million records, the Golden Disc Award.

Prague Chamber Orchestra

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