News Archive
December 2023
JOKER ABSOLU BY CRESCENDO MAGAZINE
FOR THE ALBUM VILLAGE STORIES
22nd December The new album Village Stories of the world-renowned Prague Philharmonic Choir, led by Lukáš Vasilek, featuring Stravinsky’s Les noces,…
DE STANDAARD RECORDING OF THE YEAR
FOR GILTBURG – JARŮŠKOVÁ – JARŮŠEK AND THEIR DVOŘÁK PIANO TRIOS
11th December Another Recording of the Year for Boris Giltburg and Veronika with Peter Jarůšek from the Pavel Haas Quartet and their wonderful album of…
PRESTO MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR
FOR GILTBURG – JARŮŠKOVÁ – JARŮŠEK AND THEIR DVOŘÁK PIANO TRIOS
8th December On 7th December, the Presto Music Awards ceremony took place at the Leamington Spa store in the UK. The Presto editorial team decided on…
THE NEW PRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ALBUM
FEATURES ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK’S SLAVONIC DANCES
7th December Under their chief conductor Tomáš Brauner, the Prague Symphony Orchestra have made a new album featuring Antonín Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances,…
November 2023
FIVE STARS REVIEW IN CLASSICA
FOR LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK AND HIS RACHMANINOFF
9th November The album of the complete Sergei Rachmaninoff piano concertos, made by Lukáš Vondráček, one of the most renowned contemporary Czech…
LUKÁŠ VASILEK
AT THE BEGINNING, THERE WAS STRAVINSKY’S LES NOCES
2nd November The Prague Philharmonic Choir is one of the major Czech professional choirs, boasting an illustrious history and great renown at home and…
FIVE STARS REVIEW IN CLASSICA
FOR BENNEWITZ QUARTET AND THEIR HAYDN
1st November The album by the Bennewitz Quartet, released in May and featuring Haydn’s String Quartets Opp. 17/5, 33/2 and 54/2, has received a…
October 2023
VILLAGE STORIES
A NEW PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR ALBUM
26th October Leoš Janáček and the generation younger Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky were major 20th-century composers markedly influenced by folk music…
FIVE STARS REVIEW IN CLASSICA
FOR DANIEL MATEJČA AND HIS DEBUT ALBUM
20th October The album by the gifted young violinist Daniel Matejča, a rising classical music star, featuring Ysaÿe's Six Sonatas, has received a…
JOY IN JAN NOVÁK’S MUSIC
INTERVIEW WITH ARTISTS
19th October On Friday 13 October 2023, Supraphon released a remarkable album of Jan Novák‘s concertos, made by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra,…
VERONIKA WITH PETER JARŮŠEK AND BORIS GILTBURG
FRIENDSHIP, TRUST AND MUSIC
17th October One of the musical dreams of Veronika Jarůšková and Peter Jarůšek, the principal members of the Pavel Haas Quartet, and famous pianist…
A REMARKABLE ALBUM OF JAN NOVÁK’S CONCERTOS
MADE BY THE PRSO WITH THE COMPOSER’S DAUGHTERS, CONDUCTED BY TOMÁŠ NETOPIL
12th October “This was my very first encounter with Dora and Clara Novák. Their musical vitality and their sense of their father’s music were great…
FIVE STARS REVIEW ON SWR2
FOR GILTBURG – JARŮŠKOVÁ – JARŮŠEK AND THEIR DVOŘÁK PIANO TRIOS
11th October Since its release date on September, the album of the Dvořák Complete Piano Trios, made by three superb artists Boris Giltburg and…
KLASSIK HEUTE EMPFEHLUNG FOR BENNEWITZ QUARTET
AND THEIR ALBUM OF HAYDN'S STRING QUARTETS
10th October The album made by the globally acclaimed Bennewitz Quartet, featuring Haydn’s String Quartets Opp. 17/5, 33/2 and 54/2, received a…
GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE
FOR GILTBURG – JARŮŠKOVÁ – JARŮŠEK AND THEIR DVOŘÁK PIANO TRIOS
6th October The album of The Dvořák Complete Piano Trios, made by three globally celebrated artists Boris Giltburg and two principal members of the…
September 2023
SUPRAPHON CHANGES TOP MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
TRADITIONAL BRAND BECOMES STRONGER AND LOOKS FORWARD
30th September The record company SUPRAPHON a.s. , one of the most traditional Czech brands and the largest Czech music label, sees changes to its…
5 DIAPASONS FOR THE BENNEWITZ QUARTET
AND THEIR ALBUM OF HAYDN'S STRING QUARTETS
29th September The album by the Bennewitz Quartet, released in May and featuring Haydn’s String Quartets Opp. 17/5, 33/2 and 54/2, has received a…
RECORDING OF THE WEEK ON PRESTO MUSIC AND EUROPADISC
FOR GITLBURG, JARŮŠKOVÁ, JARŮŠEK AND THEIR DVOŘÁK
22nd September The album of The Dvořák Complete Piano Trios, made by the excellent pianist, Boris Giltburg, and two principal members of the Pavel Haas…
GILTBURG – JARŮŠKOVÁ – JARŮŠEK TRIO
RECORDED THE COMPLETE DVOŘÁK PIANO TRIOS
18th September Dvořák’s piano trios belong among the highlights of his chamber music. The first two are influenced by the Romantic tradition and show the…
JOSEF ŠPAČEK AND MIROSLAV SEKERA’S REMARKABLE ALBUM
SHOWS A WORLD OF UNEXPECTED CONTRASTS IN BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ’S MUSIC FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO
5th September On their new album, the globally renowned artists, the virtuoso violinist Josef Špaček and the distinguished pianist Miroslav Sekera,…
August 2023
BELLA ADAMOVA
I AM CONVINCED THAT OUR MUSIC CAN TOUCH ANYONE WHO IS OPEN TO IT!
31st August At the age of thirty-one, contralto Bella Adamova, a native of Chechnya, is a rising star attracting attention due to her exceptional…
THE MANY PASSIONS OF LEOŠ JANÁČEK
ORIGINAL COMPILATION OF RECORDINGS OF THE BRILLIANT COMPOSER’S WORKS
24th August Music composer Leoš Janáček was not only very talented and original but also truly hard-working and devoted to his country and culture.…
BELLA ADAMOVA – THERE IS HOME
A REMARKABLE ALBUM BY CHARISMATIC CONTRALTO
22nd August At the age of thirty-one, contralto Bella Adamova, a native of Chechnya, is a rising star that attracts attention due to her exceptional…
DANIEL MATEJČA'S ALBUM OF YSAŸE'S SIX VIOLIN SONATAS
REVIEWED IN GRAMOPHONE
10th August The album featuring 6 Violin Sonatas by Eugène Ysaÿe, as performed by the young Czech virtuoso Daniel Matejča, has been reviewed by Rob…
July 2023
QUARTERLY CRITICʼS CHOICE OF PREIS DER DEUTSCHEN SCHALLPLATTENKRITIK
FOR JAN BARTOŠ AND HIS ALBUM OF KABELÁČ AND SMETANA PIANO WORKS
18th July The album by the renowned Czech pianist Jan Bartoš, featuring Miloslav Kabeláč’s Eight Preludes for Piano and Motifs from Exotic Lands, and…
DVOŘÁK'S MASS IN D MAJOR, BIBLICAL SONGS AND TE DEUM
A RE-ISSUE OF LEGENDARY RECORDINGS
12th July Antonín Dvořák was a deeply religious person, and sacred music duly constitutes a significant part of his oeuvre. On 14th July, Supraphon…
FIVE STARS REVIEW IN CLASSICA
FOR JAN BARTOŠ AND HIS ALBUM OF KABELÁČ AND SMETANA PIANO WORKS
4th July The album by the renowned Czech pianist Jan Bartoš, featuring Miloslav Kabeláč’s Eight Preludes for Piano and Motifs from Exotic Lands, and…
MILAN MUNCLINGER 100
ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH
3rd July On 3rd July, we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the flutist, conductor and music organizer Milan Munclinger (1923–1986).…
June 2023
LIBOR PEŠEK 90
ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH
22nd June On of the most significant Czech conductors Libor Pešek would celebrate his 90th birthday today. In the early phase of his musical career,…
ANNA PAULOVÁ
CZECH MUSIC IS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON
15th June “My new album features Karel Husa and Bohuslav Martinů chamber pieces for a variety of instrumental formations. The two composers had…
MARTIN BALLÝ
GENERIC INTERVIEW
8th June The pianist and teacher Martin Ballý is a truly extraordinary figure. The top-notch Czech pianists Jan Bartoš and Miroslav Sekera have…
ANNA PAULOVÁ’S CLARINET FULL OF COLOURS AND SHADES
IN WORKS BY KAREL HUSA AND BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ
6th June Bohuslav Martinů and Karel Husa were both Czech classical music composers who spent most of their lives abroad, particularly in Paris and…
BENNEWITZ QUARTET
LISTENERS ARE OFTEN SURPRISED BY THE VIVACITY AND DIRECTNESS OF HAYDN’S MUSIC
1st June The Bennewitz Quartet have given numerous concerts at major venues worldwide (Wigmore Hall in London, Musikverein Wien, Konzerthaus Berlin,…
May 2023
VÁCLAV TALICH 140
ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH
29th May On 28th May, we commemorated the 140th anniversary of birth of one of the greatest Czech conductors of the 20th century Václav Talich.
THE ALBUM JISTEBNICKÝ KANCIONÁL BY TIBURTINA ENSEMBLE
RECORDING OF THE MONTH ON MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL
25th May The album Jistebnický kanionál, made by the internationally renowned Tiburtina Ensemble, featuring songs for mass and prayer of the Liturgy…
ARS TRIO AND THE PIANIST MARTIN BALLÝ
A COLLECTION OF RECORDINGS
22nd May On 26 May 2023, Supraphon will release an extensive 3-CD collection featuring a representative selection of recordings made by the…
CD OF THE WEEK ON RADIO KLARA
FOR LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK AND HIS RACHMANINOFF
17th May The new album of one of the most renowned contemporary Czech pianists Lukáš Vondráček, made with the Prague Symphony Orchestra, conducted…
THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED BENNEWITZ QUARTET
CELEBRATE THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A NEW ALBUM FEATURING HAYDN’S STRING QUARTETS
16th May This autumn, the globally acclaimed Bennewitz Quartet will mark a quarter of a century on the music scene. They will celebrate the…
DANIEL MATEJČA
MY ALBUM IS A DREAM COME TRUE!
5th May Daniel Matejča has played the violin since the tender of age of four. After being taught the rudiments by his mother, a violinist herself,…
April 2023
FIVE STARS REVIEW IN BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
FOR LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK AND HIS RACHMANINOFF
26th April The new album of the complete Sergei Rachmaninoff piano concertos, made by Lukáš Vondráček, one of the most renowned contemporary Czech…
BORIS GILTBURG AND THE PAVEL HAAS QUARTET’S VERONIKA JARŮŠKOVÁ AND PETER JARŮŠEK
MAKING A RECORDING OF THE COMPLETE ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK PIANO TRIOS
24th April An album featuring Antonín Dvořák’s piano trios is being prepared by three globally renowned musicians – the Israeli pianist Boris Giltburg…
VIRTUOSO VIOLINIST DANIEL MATEJČA’S DEBUT ALBUM
TO BE RELEASED JUST BEFORE HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY!
18th April On his first album, the gifted young violinist Daniel Matejča, a rising classical music star, has succeeded in rendering the diversity and…
THE ANGEL AWARD FOR PRAGUE RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
WITH MARKO IVANOVIĆ AND MIROSLAV SEKERA
17th April The Czech Academy of Music decided on the best music recordings of the year 2022 on Saturday. Cena Anděl (The Angel Award) in the Classical…
March 2023
LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK
RACHMANINOFF IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART, PERHAPS CLOSER THAN ANY OTHER COMPOSER
29th March Lukáš Vondráček is a singular and, shall we say, strong-willed person, a remarkable artist, pianist. His phenomenal victory at the Queen…
FIVE STARS REVIEW IN BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
FOR JAN BARTOŠ AND HIS ALBUM OF KABELÁČ AND SMETANA PIANO WORKS
21st March The new album by the renowned Czech pianist Jan Bartoš, featuring Miloslav Kabeláč’s Eight Preludes for Piano and Motifs from Exotic Lands,…
DES KNABEN WUNDERHORN BY PHILHARMONIA OCTET PRAGUE AND BARITONE PETER SCHÖNE
GENERIC INTERVIEW
17th March Last week Supraphon released an intimate Mahler album made by PhilHarmonia Octet Prague, one of the most distinct representatives of the…
VIRTUOSO PIANIST LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK, PRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
AND THEIR RACHMANINOFF
15th March On 24 March 2023, Supraphon will release an album of the complete Sergei Rachmaninoff piano concertos, made by Lukáš Vondráček, one of the…
FIVE STARS' REVIEW IN CLASSICA FOR MARTINŮ QUARTET
AND THEIR ALBUM OF JOSEF BENEŠ STRING QUARTETS
9th March The album by Martinů Quartet featuring the Complete String Quartets by Josef Beneš (1795–1873), a lesser known Czech composer, virtuoso…
A NEW RELEASE OF GUSTAV MAHLER’S SONGS
AS PERFORMED BY THE BARITONE PETER SCHÖNE AND PHILHARMONIA OCTET PRAGUE
7th March PhilHarmonia Octet Prague, one of the most distinct representatives of the Czech wind tradition, and the outstanding German baritone Peter…
JAN BARTOŠ
SUCH A RECORDING CANNOT BE MADE ANYWHERE BUT LIVE AT A CONCERT
2nd March The renowned Czech pianist Jan Bartoš’s new album contains Miloslav Kabeláč’s Eight Preludes for Piano and Motifs from Exotic Lands, and…
CHOC DE CLASSICA
FOR DVOŘÁK PIANO QUARTET AND THEIR SCHUMANN
1st March The album featuring the entire range of the works of Robert Schumann, beautifully recorded by the Dvořák Piano Quartet, has received a…
February 2023
VIKTOR KALABIS
A CENTENARY OF BIRTH
27th February Viktor Kalabis, one of the most significant Czech composers of the 20th century and husband of the harpsichordist Zuzana Růžičková, was…
JAN BARTOŠ
PRESENTS LITTLE-KNOWN CZECH PIANO GEMS
22nd February On Friday 24 February 2023, two years after the previous disc, Supraphon will release a new album by the renowned Czech pianist Jan Bartoš,…
VIVACE WINTER 2023
CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEW IN SUPRAPHON RECORDINGS
17th February SUPRAPHON classical music bulletin featuring new releases info, artists' interviews, videos etc.
January 2023
PAVEL HAAS QUARTET'S SHOSTAKOVICH
RECOMMENDED RECORDING OF BBC RADIO 3 RECORD REVIEW
25th January In October 2019, the internationally renowned ensemble Pavel Haas Quartet released an album featuring Shostakovich's String Quartets Nos.…
THE ALBUM OF MARIE PODVALOVÁ'S COMPLETE RECORDINGS 1939-1950
REVIEWED IN GRAMOPHONE
19th January The album featuring the complete studio recordings made between 1939 and 1950 by the celebrated Czech soprano Marie Podvalová, a long-time…
5 DIAPASONS FOR THE DVOŘÁK PIANO QUARTET
AND THEIR ALBUM OF SCHUMANN'S WORKS
3rd January The album by the Dvořák Piano Quartet, released in April and featuring the entire range of the works of Robert Schumann, has received a…