Prague Philharmonic

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The Prague Philharmonic ( Czech : Pražští filharmonici , international English name: Prague Philharmonics and The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra ) are a Czech symphony orchestra from Prague .

history

After the Second World War , the Barrandov Film Studios' own orchestra was founded in 1948 as Filmový Symfonický Orchestr (FISYO), making it the oldest orchestra of its kind in Europe. Its task was to provide the music for the annual dozen domestic film productions. In 1989 the State Orchestra was dissolved as economically unsustainable. The musicians did not give up "their" orchestra and gradually set it up on its own. The ensemble initially appeared as the Czech Symphony Orchestra Prague , but eventually changed its name to the Prague Philharmonic in 1995 due to repeated misuse of the name by other orchestras as the Prague Philharmonic as a purely market economy, without state or municipal financial support, organized Prague Philharmonic . With this economic status they are among the exceptions in European musical life. In 2014 the brand name The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra was deleted from the Czech company register.

Act

Concert tours have taken the Prague Philharmonic through Europe and are a focus of their work. In the German-speaking region, they helped shape festivals and music weeks in Aachen, Altenberg, Berlin, Corvey-Höxter, Dresden, Hamm, Cologne, Munich, Paderborn, Black Forest MF, Speyer, Strasbourg and Worms. Musically, the orchestra not only combines classical music with film music , but occasionally also with jazz or pop.
In addition to the Philharmonic Rocks , it offers a series of Classics for Kids with the conductor / presenter Michel Macheè under the name Klassik als Event. The Philharmonic also performed with around 80 cantories or concert choirs. These choral symphonic guest projects, an abbreviation of three letters is her name: KSO what K onzert, S tudio and O tory stands. The New Year's concerts of the Prague Philharmonic under the direction of Friedemann Riehle are among the highlights of Prague's musical life.

The orchestra also has around 200 recording sessions a year, and its cooperation partners include decca, EMI, Sony BGM and European, US and Canadian film studios and composers. During CD recordings, u. a. the soloists Jonas Kaufmann and Sol Gabetta and the conductors Georg Solti and Yehudi Menuhin . In 2015 the orchestra recorded the soundtrack for the computer game The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 .

The Prague Philharmonic is a co-founder of the Prague Classical Initiative . The honorary conductor is Mario Clemens, and there are permanent conductors. a. Petr Vronský, Leoš Svárovský, Nick Raine, Friedemann Riehle, Richard Hein, Charles Olivieri-Munroe, Alexander J. Süß, Adam Clemens and Boris Perrenoud. 1st concertmaster is Radek Šandera. In 2005 a Camerata emerged from the Prague Philharmonic, which gives concerts under the name Concerto Prague with chamber philharmonic ensembles.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.praguephilharmonic.com/
  2. ↑ http://www.mozart-wa.de/index.php?id=164
  3. ↑ cf. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung v. March 23, 1993, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger v. Aug. 24, 1993, The Rheinpfalz v. Nov 20, 1996
  4. ↑ Source: minutes of the Czech Symphony Orchestra Prague v. June 23, 1995
  5. ↑ cf. dpma.de > WBM: 306796503 and WM: 306777681
  6. ↑ https://or.justice.cz/ias/ui/rejstrik-firma.vysledky?subjektId=447816&typ=UPLNY
  7. ↑ Aachener Zeitung v. Nov. 23, 2008, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger v. Aug. 24, 1993, Berliner Morgenpost v. April 16, 1997 and June 22, 2000, Westfalen-Blatt v. June 4, 1994 and TAZ v. May 11, 1999, Sächsische Zeitung v. October 9, 1994 and Oberhessische Presse v. October 12, 1994, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger v. Sept. 19, 1995, Neue Westfälische v. October 7, 2007, Mittelbadische Presse v. May 26, 2006, The Rheinpfalz v. April 26, 1994 and May 4, 2010
  8. ^ Sächsische Zeitung v. Aug. 17, 2007, Der Tagesspiegel Berlin v. Oct 20, 2010
  9. ↑ cf. z. B. Braunschweiger Zeitung v. May 13, 1994, Hessische Presse v. Nov. 17, 1995, Schleswiger Rundschau v. March 25, 1996, Rhein-Ahr-Rundschau v. November 4, 1998, Koblenzer Nachrichten v. Nov. 3, 1999, Neue Westfälische v. Jan 11, 2000, Kitzinger Rundschau v. April 1, 2001, Badische Zeitung v. November 22, 2002, Augsburger Allgemeine v. October 29, 2003, Neue Rhein / Ruhr Zeitung v. October 10, 2004, Leverkusener Anzeiger v. February 27, 2005, Bayreuth v. March 18, 2006 [ Rondeau ROP6018], Mittelbayerische v. 19./20. May 2007, Hannoversche Allgemeine v. July 5, 2008, Hamburger Abendblatt v. April 4, 2009, Mainzer Allgemeine Zeitung / Wiesbadener Tagblatt v. Oct 6, 2010
  10. ↑ cf. dpma.de > WM: 306 77 768
  11. ↑ decca 000 289 475 9966 1, Sony 88 697 312 792
  12. ↑ Prague Classics [1]
  13. ^ Concerto Prague [2]