is one of the top Czech orchestras. The Prague Philharmonia organizes concerts of classical music in Prague, performs at music festivals in the Czech Republic and regularly appears abroad.
The orchestra was founded in 1994 by the world renowned conductor Jiří Bělohlávek and under his leadership quickly became one of the best Czech orchestras with an international reputation. This has been confirmed by the orchestra's long-term success with the audiences and critics alike, regular invitations for tours abroad and recording contracts with major international labels. The Prague Philharmonia's current chief conductor and music director is Jakub Hrůša.
The average age of the musicians is currently 34 years. The young spirit of the orchestra is accompanied by genuine enthusiasm and vigour with which the orchestra performs at home and abroad.
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Vladimir Spivakov as a guest of Prague Philharmonia
The Prague Philharmonia invites you to the Sunday concert (6 May) that will take place in Dvořák Hall of Rudolfinum. The special guest of the evening will be Maestro Spivakov, violin player and conductor in one person. He is well known to orchestras and audiences alike as one of the leading violinists of our time, equally enjoys a multifaceted career as a respected conductor. Vladimir Spivakov will performed Mozart Violin Concerto D Major as a soloist and other compositions from Mozart and Beethoven as a conductor of this special evening.
