Filmový symfonický orchestr

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Filmový symfonický orchestr (abbreviated: FISYO; Czech ; international English name: Film Symphony Orchestra , sometimes also Czech Symphony Orchestra ; German: Film Symphony Orchestra or Czech Symphony Orchestra) is a Czech symphony orchestra from Prague .

history

The Filmový symfonický orchestr was founded on the initiative of the trombonist František Sedláček as an orchestra of the Barrandov Film Studios on June 1, 1943 in Prague. The ensemble of around 60 members received a recording studio and a location in the immediate vicinity of the former German House on Ve Smečkách 22, where most of the recordings were recorded.

The ensemble's first chief conductor was Karel Nowakowski, while Jindřich Bubeníček was the first to take on the post of second conductor. The orchestra gave its first concert appearance on January 20, 1946 under the direction of Otakar Pařík. In 1945 the orchestra was nationalized by what was then Czechoslovakia and was named Filmový symfonický orchestr . Financed by state funds, the orchestra recorded music of all styles for 5,000 Czechoslovak and international film productions in the following years. The latter engagements began in 1965 and were produced not only for countries in Europe but also for the USA, Canada and Japan. In addition to its main studio work, the orchestra gave regular performances with a classical concert program, from factory halls to the magic lantern . The orchestra also performed with the ballet of the Soviet State Theater and performed both Czech works by the composers Emil František Burian , Zdeněk Liška and Luboš Fišer as well as international works by Tibor Andrašovan , Angelo Badalamenti and Dav Seltzer . The orchestra also performed at the Prague Spring and the International Music Festival for Contemporary Music in France and was honored in 1964 for outstanding work and in 1975 for special merits and won an Emmy Award for the film Agent Without a Name .

In 1989 the state funding of the orchestra was discontinued for economic reasons and the musicians were fired. In 1991 the orchestra member Jiří Kauders founded a private company, FISYO, sro , to finance the ensemble. As one of the first orchestras without government funding, the orchestra continued to perform at the Prague Spring, played the musical Les Misérables - with which the orchestra also gave hundreds of performances - and continued to devote itself to film music. The Barrandeum chamber ensemble was also formed in 1993 under the direction of chief conductor Štěpán Koníček.

From 1991 the orchestra expanded its international activity from studio work to concert tours through Europe, where it performed as the Czech Symphony Orchestra . A chamber ensemble of five musicians also went on tour through Europe and the USA with the silent film Erotikon by Gustav Machatý and played Jan Klusák's film music live for the screening. Further film productions under the direction of Czech directors such as Věra Chytilová followed. The FISYO, sro positioned itself over the years as a service providing forming orchestra for music and film production to the rental of musical accessories.

Otakar Jeremiáš , Václav Neumann , Alois Klíma , Nikos Mamangakis and Geoffrey Corbett were guest conductors . His chief conductors included: Karel Nowakowski (1943–1944), Otakar Pařík (1945–1954), Milivoj Uzelac (1954–1955), Štěpán Koníček (1956–1984), Mario Klemens (1989–1991), Štěpán Koníček (since 1992 ).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Markéta Kachlíkova: Film Symphony Orchestra "FISYO" was founded 70 years ago. In: Radio Prague International . June 9, 2013 (English).;
  2. ↑ http://www.fisyo.cz/d/fisyo.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.fisyo.cz/d/cso.htm
  4. ↑ Review in Time Out London ( Memento from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Czech Orchestras . Theater Institute, Prague 2005, p. 15-16 (English, czechmusic.org [PDF; accessed May 15, 2020]).