Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
Uniquely among the Czech Republic's top orchestras, the Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra is located not in Prague but in the northeastern Czech city of Ostrava. Its Czech name, in fact, is the Janackova Filharmonie Ostrava. Despite its regional origins, the orchestra has been somewhat oriented toward the West, especially since the fall of Communism; it has programmed much Western contemporary music and toured the U.S. multiple times. The Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1954, with Otakar Parik as its first conductor. The orchestra was led from 2005 to 2014 by the Ukrainian-American Theodore Kuchar, who opened additional doors for the group in the U.S. Since 2014, its chief conductor has been Heiko Mathias Förster, and its artistic director Jan Zemla. The orchestra quickly gained a reputation even west of the Iron Curtain, and it made its first foreign tour in 1958, going as far afield as Australia the following year; it was only the second Czech ensemble to tour abroad. In addition, the orchestra has toured Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, as well as most European countries. Unusually for an orchestra in the former East Bloc, it has benefited from corporate support, from the Arcelormittal steelmaking firm. The Philharmonic appears frequently in other Czech cities besides Ostrava, and leading conductors from the Czech Republic and beyond -- Jiří Bělohlávek, Václav Neumann, Charles Mackerras, and Helmuth Rilling -- have mounted the podium as guests.
The Janácek Philharmonic has been especially notable for the size and variety of its recorded catalog. Even before the breakup of Czechoslovakia it recorded several albums for the U.S.-based Centaur Records, including an album of Dvorák's Slavonic Rhapsodies; Suite for a Large Orchestra in 1992. Since then the group has recorded for various labels: the budget-line Brilliant in the Netherlands, Denon Classics in Japan, the contemporary-leaning Navona, Albany, and New World labels in the U.S., and Oehms, CPO, and Berlin Classics in Germany, among others. In 2018 the orchestra, under conductor Anthony Armore, issued a recording of symphonic poems by Australian composer Mark John McEncroe.
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Bruch, Mendelssohn & Massenet: Violin Works
Kinga Augustyn, Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Jakub Klecker
Klassik - Erschienen bei Centaur Records, Inc. am 01.09.2017
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Mulholland Drive
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislav Vavrinek, Jakub Černohorský, Dušan Foltýn
Klassik - Erschienen bei First Leaf Music am 29.08.2022
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Prisma, Vol. 5
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislav Vavrinek, Jiri Petrdlik
Klassik - Erschienen bei Navona am 09.04.2021
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Richard E Brown: Voices of the Night
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Dohnal, David Watkin, Stanislav Vavrinek
Klassik - Erschienen bei Navona am 13.05.2022
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Alkis Baltas: Ballet Music
Theodore Kerkezos, Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Alkis Baltas
Klassik - Erschienen bei Phasma-Music am 03.04.2020
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Richard E Brown: The Gift of the Magi
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiri Petrdlik, Bree Nichols, Pavol Kuban
Oper - Erschienen bei Navona am 14.10.2022
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Craig Madden Morris: Kaleidoscope
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Navona am 03.02.2023
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Symphony No. 4
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislav Vavrinek, Jan Košulič
Klassik - Erschienen bei First Leaf Music am 29.08.2022
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A Tribute to Jan Levoslav Bella
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, David Porcelijn
Klassik - Erschienen bei PHAEDRA am 08.07.2016
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Zaimont: Symphony No. 4 "Pure, Cool (Water)"
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sorel Classics am 20.10.2015
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Three Places in Los Angeles
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei First Leaf Music am 26.09.2023
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Greve: Oerbos & Other Works
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Navona am 08.04.2022
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The Adventures of Florian, Act I: Isabella
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislav Vavrinek
Klassik - Erschienen bei Navona am 02.10.2020
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Musical Images: Reflections & Recollections, Vol. 1
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Armore
Klassik - Erschienen bei Navona am 27.09.2019
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Inviting Worlds: New Works for Large Ensemble, Vol. 3
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, South Czech Philharmonic, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Olomouc, Stanislav Vavrinek, Miran Vaupotic
Klassik - Erschienen bei Navona am 09.12.2022
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Sparks, Vol. 2
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Navona am 12.03.2021
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Dimensions, Vol. 3
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Navona am 11.09.2020
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Woven in Time
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Navona am 22.10.2021
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Michael Drapkin: Classics Rescored for Chamber Orchestra
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Laycock
Klassik - Erschienen bei Pro Organo am 17.06.2022
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Cesare Cantieri, Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
Klassik - Erschienen bei Denon am 01.01.2009
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Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn - Academic Festival Overture - Tragic Overture
Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, Zdenek Kosler
Klassik - Erschienen bei Denon am 01.01.2009
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