Slovak State Philharmonic in Košice
The State Philharmonic Orchestra Košice ( Štátna filharmónia Košice (ŠfK) ) is the second philharmonic orchestra in Slovakia alongside the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava . It is located in the east of Slovakia, in Košice .
history
The orchestra was founded in 1968 and gave its first concert soon after. Apart from its concert activity, it is known for the recording of musical rarities. However, it has also developed and published large series of works by the Strauss family .
Orchestra leader
- Bystrík Režucha (1968–1981)
- Stanislav Macura (1981-1983)
- Bystrík Režucha (1993–1995)
- Stanislav Macura (1995–1998)
- Tomáš Koutník (1998-2003)
- Jerzy Swoboda (2003-2008)
- Zbyněk Müller (since 2008)
Festivals
The orchestra regularly takes part in three annual festivals: the Košice Musical Spring ( Košická hudobná jar ), the Organ Festival ( Medzinárodný organový festival ) and, since 2003, the Festival of Contemporary Art ( Festival súčasného umenia ).
Recordings (selection of rarities)
- George Antheil : Capital of the World Fifth Symphony "Joyous" Archipelago (Conductor: Barry Kolman )
- Granville Bantock : Old English Suite & Russian Scenes (Conductor: Adrian Leaper )
- Domenico Bartolucci : Sinfonia Rustica & Concerto piano (conductors: Walter Attanasi / Galina Vracheva)
- Frederic Hymen Cowen : Symphony No. 3 "Scandinavian" & Indian Rhapsody & The Butterfly's Ball (conductor: A. Leaper)
- Wilhelm Furtwängler : Symphonies, Concerto, Overture (Conductors: Alfred Walter / David Lively)
- Alexander Grechaninov : Symphony No. 1 & 2 (Conductors: Richard Edlinger / Johannes Wildner )
- Franz Lachner : Symphony No. 5 "Passionata" & Symphony No. 8 & Ball-Suite (Conductors: Peter Robinson / A. Walter)
- Heinrich Marschner : Overtures ( Emperor Adolph von Nassau , The Falkner's Bride , Prince Friedrich von Homburg , Lucretia , Der Bäbu , The Goldsmith of Ulm , The Templer and the Jewess , Grand Overture solenne) (Conductor: A. Walter)
- Mihály Mosonyi : Piano Concerto Symphony No. 1 (Conductor: Robert Stankovský / Klára Körmendi )
- Joseph Joachim Raff : Works (Conductor: R. Edlinger / Urs Schneider)
- Max von Schillings : Violin Concerto Op. 25 & Moloch & King Oedipus (Conductor: A. Walter / Ernö Rozsa)
- Louis Spohr : Symphonies, Clarinet concertos (conductors: A. Walter / Johannes Wildner / Ernst Ottensamer )
- Josef Strauss : Works (conductors: A. Walter / Michael Dittrich / Arthur Kulling / Ernst Märzendorfer / Karl Albert Geyer )
- Franz von Suppé : Overtures (conductors: A. Walter / Christian Pollack )
- Alexander Tansman : Symphony No. 5 & Stele in memoriam d` Igor Stravinskij & 4 Movements for Orchestra (Conductor: Meir Minsky)
- Alexander Nikolajewitsch Tscherepnin : Symphony No. 4 & Romantic overture Op. 67 & Suite Op. 87 & Russian dances Op. 50 (conductor: Wing-Sie Yip)
- Émile Waldteufel : Works (Conductor: A. Walter)
- František Xaver Zomb / Jozef Podprocký : Missa brevis ex D ... (Conductor: Richard Zimmer)