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December 2022
THE ALBUM OF KABELÁČ'S MYSTERY OF TIME
REVIEWED IN GRAMOPHONE
20th December The new album made by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marko Ivanović, featuring works by one of the greatest 20th-century…
PRESTO MUSIC AWARD 2022
FOR PAVEL HAAS QUARTET, BORIS GILTBURG AND PAVEL NIKL
12th December Each year, the Presto editorial team choose their 100 favourite recordings released across the previous 12 months. From this shortlist,…
JIŘÍ SLAVÍK ABOUT HIS CHRISTMAS PROJECT
PATH OF LIGHT
1st December Path of Light is an extraordinary project of composer and multi-instrumentalist Jiří Slavík with voices and instruments of the orchestra…
November 2022
CHOC DE CLASSICA
FOR PAVEL HAAS QUARTET, BORIS GILTBURG AND PAVEL NIKL
29th November The Pavel Haas Quartet's new album featuring Brahms Quintets, recorded togeher with Boris Giltburg and Pavel Nikl, has received a wonderful…
ROMAN VÁLEK
THE SPELLBINDING BAROQUE BEAUTY OF TŮMA’S MUSIC
24th November The first instalment of Czech Ensemble Baroque’s series dedicated to František Ignác Antonín Tůma confirmed his position among Europe’s…
COLLABORATION BETWEEN JIŘÍ SLAVÍK AND MAE ONDRÁŠ
CREATED AN UNUSUAL CHRISTMAS ALBUM TITLED PATH OF LIGHT
23rd November The Path of Light is an extraordinary project of composer and multi-instrumentalist Jiří Slavík with voices and instruments of the…
VILÉM VEVERKA
ABOUT HIS CHRISTMAS ALBUM
16th November Christmas and its singular atmosphere have inspired numerous musicians and composers over the centuries. Following several “standard”…
ANOTHER CZECH ENSEMBLE BAROQUE ALBUM
FEATURING PREMIERE RECORDINGS OF TŮMA’S MUSIC
10th November The renowned Czech Ensemble Baroque continue to map František Ignác Antonín Tůma’s music. On 11 November 2022, Supraphon will release their…
VILÉM VEVERKA
CHRISTMAS ALBUM
8th November Vilém Veverka is said to have three faces: he is a brilliant oboist, a relentless mountaineer and a dexterous art photographer. Of late, he…
October 2022
THE ALBUM OF KABELÁČ'S MYSTERY OF TIME
RECOMMENDED ON MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL
31st October The new album made by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marko Ivanovič, featuring works by one of the greatest 20th-century…
JITKA VLAŠÁNKOVÁ FROM THE MARTINŮ QUARTET
ABOUT REDISCOVERED MUSIC BY JOSEF BENEŠ
24th October Two weeks ago, Supraphon released The Complete String Quartets by Josef Beneš ( 1795–1873) , a lesser known Czech composer, virtuoso…
LIBOR PEŠEK
PASSED AWAY
24th October One of the most famous and important Czech conductors, Libor Pešek, died on Sunday, October 23. A conductor who spread the fame of Czech…
JAKUB HRŮŠA WILL BECOME MUSIC DIRECTOR
OF THE ROYAL OPERA IN COVENT GARDEN
20th October The Royal Opera House announced the appointment of Jakub Hrůša as Music Director of The Royal Opera. Hrůša will assume the position of…
REDISCOVERED JOSEF BENEŠ MUSIC
RECORDED BY THE MARTINŮ QUARTET
13th October Josef Beneš (Joseph Benesch, 1795–1873) was primarily referred to in period sources as a virtuoso violinist and distinguished teacher.…
THE MYSLIVEČEK'S COMPLETE VIOLIN CONCERTOS BY SHIZUKA ISHIKAWA
REVIEWED IN GRAMOPHONE
12th October In July 2022, Supraphon re-released the complete set of recordings of Josef Mysliveček’s violin concertos as performed by Shizuka Ishikawa…
DOMINIK WOLLENWEBER COLLECTED THE OPUS KLASSIK AWARD
FOR HIS ALBUM THE ART OF ENGLISH HORN!
10th October Dominik Wollenweber, on of the world‘s top cor anglais players, will celebrate 30 years as a member of the Berliner Philharmoniker next…
THE CONDUCTOR MARKO IVANOVIĆ
ON MILOSLAV KABELÁČ’S THE MYSTERY OF TIME
5th October On 23 September 2022, Supraphon released a new Kabeláč album, made in collaboration with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and the…
September 2022
CZECH MARIAN MUSIC
REVEALING THE PREVIOUSLY OVERLOOKED GRACE AND BEAUTY OF 17TH-CENTURY HYMNS
29th September The renowned Czech soprano and harpist Hana Blažíková has a special penchant for early music. Adored by audiences all over the world, the…
A NEW RECORDING OF MILOSLAV KABELÁČ’S THE MYSTERY OF TIME
SET FOR A SUPRAPHON RELEASE
23rd September With his life and work, Miloslav Kabeláč, one of the greatest 20th-century Czech symphonists, foregrounded a highly topical theme: the…
THE SOPRANO HANA BLAŽÍKOVÁ’S NEW ALBUM
FEATURES CZECH MARIAN MUSIC
19th September The internationally acclaimed Czech soprano and harpist Hana Blažíková has made a remarkable Supraphon album containing Czech Marian music.…
THE PAVEL HAAS QUARTET CELEBRATED THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY
WITH A CONCERT AT THE DVOŘÁK PRAGUE FESTIVAL
13th September This year marks two decades since the violinist Veronika Jarůšková and the violist Pavel Nikl formed the today internationally celebrated…
5 DIAPASONS FOR JOSEF ŠPAČEK AND TOMÁŠ JAMNÍK
AND THEIR ALBUM TITLED PATHS
9th September The album Paths, which was released in April, represents a view of the violinist Josef Špaček and the cellist Tomáš Jamník on the music by …
DIAPASON D'OR
FOR PAVEL HAAS QUARTET, BORIS GILTBURG AND PAVEL NIKL
6th September The Pavel Haas Quartet's new album featuring Brahms Quintets, recorded togeher with Boris Giltburg and Pavel Nikl, has received a wonderful…
THE ALBUM PHIDYLÉ BY KATEŘINA KNĚŽÍKOVÁ
ON THE GRAMOPHONE AWARDS 2022 SHORTLIST
1st September The album Phidylé, made by Kateřina Kněžíková with the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava conducted by Robert Jindra, which received the BBC…
August 2022
OPUS KLASSIK AWARD FOR DOMINIK WOLLENWEBER
AND HIS ALBUM THE ART OF ENGLISH HORN!
26th August Ranking among the world‘s top cor anglais players, Dominik Wollenweber has been a member of the feted Berliner Philharmoniker for 29 years.…
OPUS KLASSIK 2022 NOMINATIONS
FOR IVO KAHÁNEK AND DOMINIK WOLLENWEBER
10th August The album of Dvořák's Complete Piano Works by Ivo Kahánek and the album titled The Art of English Horn by Dominik Wollenweber have been…
PRESS OVERVIEW 2021
THE BEST REVIEWS OF NEW RELEASES 2021
2nd August SUPRAPHON introduces an overview of reviews of new releases 2021 which have been published in renowned international classical music…
July 2022
SHIZUKA ISHIKAWA
MYSLIVEČEK'S COMPLETE VIOLIN CONCERTOS
26th July On 29 July 2022, Supraphon will re-release the complete set of recordings of Josef Mysliveček’s violin concertos as performed by Shizuka…
CD OF THE WEEK ON NDR KULTUR
FOR PAVEL HAAS QUARTET, BORIS GILTBURG AND PAVEL NIKL
12th July The new album of the world renowned Pavel Haas Quartet, the pianist Boris Giltburg and the violist Pavel Nikl featuring Brahms quintets…
VIVACE SUMMER 2022
CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEW IN SUPRAPHON RECORDINGS
1st July SUPRAPHON classical music bulletin featuring new releases info, artists' interviews, videos etc.
June 2022
THE ALBUM PATHS BY JOSEF ŠPAČEK AND TOMÁŠ JAMNÍK
CD-TIPP ON KULTURRADIO SWR2
15th June The new album Paths recorded by the violinist Josef Špaček and the cellist Tomáš Jamník featuring the music by Leoš Janáček, Gideon Klein…
MARIE PODVALOVÁ
THE COMPLETE STUDIO RECORDINGS OF THE LEGENDARY CZECH OPERA SINGER
9th June On 10 June 2022, Supraphon will release the complete studio recordings made between 1939 and 1950 by the celebrated Czech soprano Marie…
THE PAVEL HAAS QUARTET WITH BORIS GILTBURG AND PAVEL NIKL
IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE MUSICAL UNIVERSE OF BRAHMS QUINTETS
6th June At the beginning of this year, BBC Music Magazine ranked the Pavel Haas Quartet among the ten greatest string quartets of all time,…
May 2022
DIAPASON D'OR
FOR KAREL ANČERL LIVE RECORDINGS
30th May After receiving Choc de Classica in the May issue of Classica magazine, the box-set of Karel Ančerl's Live Recordings, featuring …
PAVEL HAAS QUARTET
IN THE STRAD AND BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
26th May Pavel Haas has appeared on a cover of the June issue of The Strad. The ensemble gave the magazine an extensive interview on the occasion of…
KATEŘINA KNĚŽÍKOVÁ
COLLECTED HER BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE AWARD
25th May The soprano Kateřina Kněžíková's debut album Phidylé received the BBC Music Magazine Award in the "Vocal" category. Due to her heavy…
PRESTO MUSIC RECORDING OF THE WEEK
FOR PAVEL HAAS QUARTET, BORIS GILTBURG AND PAVEL NIKL
16th May The brand-new album by the world acclaimed Pavel Haas Quartet, the pianist Boris Giltburg and the violist Pavel Nikl featuring Brahms…
CHOC DE CLASSICA
FOR KAREL ANČERL LIVE RECORDINGS
12th May The unique Karel Ančerl Live Recordings 15-CD box set which represents the fruit of collaboration between Supraphon, Czech Radio and the…
THE PAVEL HAAS QUARTET
IS RELEASING AN ALBUM OF BRAHMS QUINTETS
5th May Early this year, Britain’s prestigious BBC Music Magazine listed the Pavel Haas Quartet among the ten best string quartets of all time…
LISELOTTE ROKYTA
A LIFE DEDICATED TO THE PAN FLUTE
2nd May The Pan flute, one of mankind’s oldest instruments, is documented in many cultures of antiquity. It is now known in its perfected form…
April 2022
BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE AWARD
FOR THE SOPRANO KATEŘINA KNĚŽÍKOVÁ’S ALBUM PHIDYLÉ
29th April The soprano Kateřina Kněžíková’s album Phidylé, made with the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava conducted by Robert Jindra, has garnered acclaim…
DVOŘÁK PIANO QUARTET
DISCOVER THE BEAUTY AND SORROW OF THE SOUL IN SCHUMANN’S CHAMBER MUSIC
27th April Robert Schumann’s music has always astonished listeners with its range and profundity. The Dvořák Piano Quartet’s new album spans the…
TOMÁŠ JAMNÍK
ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM TITLED PATHS
25th April Paths – crossing and diverging, those we choose ourselves and those that are predestined and inevitable: through this prism the violinist…
THE DVOŘÁK PIANO QUARTET IS RELEASING A NOTEWORTHY ALBUM
WITH FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR WORKS BY ROBERT SCHUMANN
21st April A new album from the Dvořák Piano Quartet covers the entire range of the works of Robert Schumann, from his beginnings to his highpoint and…
ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS PAN FLUTE PLAYERS LISELOTTE ROKYTA
IS ISSUING THE ALBUM SYRINX
19th April Liselotte Rokyta and pianist Eliška Novotná mostly recorded music by French composers on their new album along with Romanian Dances by Béla…
BELFIATO QUINTET'S ELEMENTS
FROM CZECH MUSIC TO THE GLOBAL 20TH-CENTURY QUINTET REPERTOIRE
6th April The Belfiato Quintet members are known for sharing identical views, zest and enthusiasm for the music they perform. This year the ensemble…
THE VIOLINIST JOSEF ŠPAČEK AND THE CELLIST TOMÁŠ JAMNÍK
EXPLORE PLACES REFLECTED IN MUSIC BY FOUR 20TH-CENTURY CZECH COMPOSERS
4th April Paths – crossing and diverging, those we choose ourselves and those that are predestined and inevitable: through this prism the violinist…
March 2022
BELFIATO QUINTET’S NEW ALBUM TITLED ELEMENTS
FEATURES GLOBAL 20TH-CENTURY QUINTET REPERTOIRE
17th March The compositions featured on their new album, titled Elements, are staples of the Belfiato Quintet’s modern repertoire and are, above…
COLLEGIUM MARIANUM’S NEW ALBUM CACHUA SERRANITA
CONNECTS THE OLD AND NEW WORLDS
7th March Since their formation 25 years ago, Collegium Marianum have performed 17th- and 18th–century music, primarily that of Czech and other…
MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL RECORDINGS OF THE YEAR 2021
SEPTEM DIES BY SCHOLA GREGORIANA PRAGENSIS
4th March The album made by the Schola Gregoriana Pragensis and the clavisimbalist Corina Marti titled Septem dies, which was released in June 2021,…
5 DIAPASONS FOR DOMINIK WOLLENWEBER
AND HIS ALBUM THE ART OF ENGLISH HORN
3rd March The first solo album by Dominik Wollenweber, a member of the Berliner Philharmoniker, titled The Art of English Horn, which was released in…
February 2022
THE CZECH PHILHARMONIC’S PETR KADLEC
ON KAREL ANČERL
28th February The unique Karel Ančerl Live Recordings compilation certainly deserves to be referred to as a major cultural event. The fruit of…
THE CZECH ENSEMBLE BAROQUE'S NEW ALBUM
REVIEWED IN DIAPASON AND CLASSICA
24th February The Czech Ensemble Baroque's new album featuring works by František Ignác Antonín Tůma, one of the Czech composers who considerably…
COLLEGIUM MARIANUM
TO RELEASE THE REVELATORY ALBUM CACHUA SERRANITA
21st February Collegium Marianum, a renowned ensemble this year celebrating the 25th anniversary of their formation, have focused on performing 17th- and…
KAREL ANČERL - LIVE RECORDINGS
AN INTERVIEW FOR CRESCENDO MAGAZINE
17th February Supraphon classical music chiefproducer Matouš Vlčinský made an interview for Crescendo magazine about the new compilation titled Karel…
VIVACE WINTER 2022
CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEW IN SUPRAPHON RECORDINGS
10th February SUPRAPHON classical music bulletin featuring new releases info, artists' interviews, videos, podcasts etc.
THE PAVEL HAAS QUARTET
TO RELEASE A NEW ALBUM AND TO TOUR EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
1st February After almost two years afflicted by the pandemic, it would seem that culture has been slowly coming back to life. That at least applies to…
January 2022
GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE
FOR THE MANY LOVES OF ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
27th January On the occasion of the 180th anniversary of Antonín Dvořák’s birth in September 2021, Supraphon released the special triple album The Many…
KAREL ANČERL
A UNIQUE 15-CD SET OF LIVE RECORDINGS
25th January Karel Ančerl was one of the most distinguished conductors in post-war Europe. A survivor of Nazi concentration camps, as well as the openly…
BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION
FOR THE ALBUM PHIDYLÉ MADE BY KATEŘINA KNĚŽÍKOVÁ WITH THE JANÁČEK PHILHARMONIC OSTRAVA
20th January The album titled Phidylé, made by the soprano Kateřina Kněžíková and the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava under the baton of Robert Jindra, …
THE HARPSICHORDIST ZUZANA RŮŽIČKOVÁ
WOULD CELEBRATE 95TH BIRTHDAY
14th January The Czech harpsichordist and the wife of the Czech composer Viktor Kalabis Zuzana Růžičková would celebrate her 95th birthday today.
SUPRAPHON CLASSICS PODCAST
DOMINIK WOLLENWEBER
5th January Supraphon Classics Podcasts will guide you behind the scenes of our classical music artists' work, from the recording studio through the…
5 DIAPASONS FOR IVO KAHÁNEK
AND HIS ALBUM OF THE DVOŘÁK'S COMPLETE PIANO WORKS
3rd January The album of Dvořák's Complete Piano Works performed by Ivo Kahánek, released in September 2021 to mark the 180th anniversary of Dvořák's…
FRANTIŠEK XAVER BRIXI
290TH ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH
3rd January František Xaver Brixi (January 2, 1732 – October 14, 1771) was one of the most important Czech composers in the 18th century. He was the…