News Archive

December 2016

LUKÁŠ VASILEK, THE PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR

THE PATH LEADING TO BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ’S MUSIC IS OFTEN RATHER INTRICATE

15th December Bohuslav Martinů’s cantatas have been re-released six decades since their first Supraphon album, made by the Czech Choir and the Czech…

November 2016

NEW ALBUM OF BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ CANTATAS

BY THE PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR

22nd November When, in 1955, the poet Miloslav Bureš sent to Bohuslav Martinů his Song of the Rubínka Spring, he managed to strike a deep chord with the…

MUSIC FROM 18th CENTURY PRAGUE SERIES

NEW ALBUM BY MUSICA FLOREA

3rd November Supraphon’s acclaimed Music from 18th century Prague edition is now in its seventh year. The new recordings released within the series…

MUSIC FROM 18th CENTURY PRAGUE SERIES

NEW ALBUM BY COLLEGIUM MARIANUM

3rd November This autumn, two new titles within the MUSIC FROM EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY PRAGUE series have been released. The second album offers an opulent…

October 2016

RICHARD NOVÁK : I’M TAKING MY OWN PATH

GENERIC INTERVIEW

27th October A singer who at the age of 84 performs, alongside the Czech Philharmonic, the Forester’s aria at the end of The Cunning Little Vixen in a…

KABELÁČ’S MUSIC GRABS HOLD OF YOU AND WON’T LET GO

CONDUCTOR MARKO IVANOVIĆ INTERVIEW

13th October The conductor and composer Marko Ivanović has stood at the podium before a number of distinguished Czech orchestras, including the Prague…

I WANT TO CONVEY EMOTIONS THROUGH MUSIC

SIMONA ŠATUROVÁ INTERVIEW

6th October A magnificent opera magnificently performed. That is Bohuslav Martinů’s Ariane (SU 4205–2) as delivered by the Essener Philharmoniker,…

September 2016

BABORÁK ENSEMBLE’S NEW MOZART ALBUM AND TOUR OF JAPAN

NEW RELEASE DETAILS AND TOUR DATES

29th September Precious few horn players are more adept when it comes to Mozart’s horn concertos than Radek Baborák, the most distinguished of Czech horn…

PAVEL HAAS QUARTET’S 2016/17 CONCERT SEASON

UPCOMING CONCERT VENUES

27th September In the middle of September, the Pavel Haas Quartet launched their new, action-packed season with an informal concert at the La Fabrika club…

PRAGUE RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA COLLABORATED ON TWO BRAND NEW RECORDIGNS WITH SUPRAPHON

JANÁČEK'S ORCHESTRAL SUITES & KABELÁČ COMPLETE SYMPHONIES

23rd September Two new Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra albums have been made as a result of the collaboration between Supraphon and Czech Radio. Leoš…

June 2016

NEW MARTINŮ RECORDING CONDUCTED BY TOMÁŠ NETOPIL

LIVE RECORDING REFINES THE ORCHESTRA

27th June Supraphon has released another album featuring mature works by Bohuslav Martinů. The CD (SU 4205–2) contains recordings of the one-act…

April 2016

KATT'S ORGAN WIZARDRY

INTERVIEW

19th April A distinguished Czech organist and harpsichordist, Kateřina Chroboková has gained recognition at home and abroad alike, and of late has…

BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE AWARDS 2016

THE PAVEL HAAS QUARTET RECEIVE A BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE AWARD!

6th April Over the 14 years since forming, the Pavel Haas Quartet have gained enormous international acclaim. The prestigious prizes they have…

NEW RECORDING OF THE SMETANA TRIO

THE SMETANA TRIO RECORD BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ’S PIANO TRIOS

6th April The complete set of Bohuslav Martinů’s piano trios affords a fascinating insight into the constant transformations of his musical idiom…

March 2016

SCHOLA GREGORIANA PRAGENSIS

THE CURRENT CHARLES IV ANNIVERSARY HAS INSPIRED US TO EXTEND OUR MUSICAL RANGE

31st March Under the reign of Charles IV (1316–1378), Prague acquired its magical beauty. The astonishing wealth of art and architecture that…

KATEŘINA CHROBOKOVÁ ORGAN AND VOICE

KATT’S VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY

29th March KATT (Kateřina Chroboková) is an internationally renowned organist and harpsichordist. Besides performing classical music, she also creates…

February 2016