News Archive
October 2021
DOMINIK WOLLENWEBER'S
ART OF ENGLISH HORN
20th October In October, Supraphon released Dominik Wollenweber’s album The Art of English Horn, produced by a friend of his, the brilliant Czech oboist…
GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE
FOR THE SUK TRIO AND THEIR BEETHOVEN'S COMPLETE PIANO TRIOS
18th October In July 2021, Supraphon released the complete album of Ludwig van Beethoven‘s piano trios recorded by the Suk Trio. The recordings were…
THE NEW CZECH ENSEMBLE BAROQUE’S ALBUM
FEATURES WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS OF FRANTIŠEK IGNÁC ANTONÍN TŮMA WORKS
14th October Czech Ensemble Baroque, led by the artistic director and conductor Roman Válek, have over the past 23 years focused on early music and its…
MARTINŮ'S LES FRESQUES, THE PARABLES, ESTAMPES
CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE WEEK ON THE SUNDAY TIMES
11th October The new album by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tomáš Netopil featuring late works by Bohuslav Martinů composed between 1953…
SUPRAPHON TO RELEASE AN ALBUM BY DOMINIK WOLLENWEBER
ONE OF THE WORLD’S FINEST ENGLISH HORN PLAYERS!
8th October Ranking among the world‘s top cor anglais players, Dominik Wollenweber has been a member of the feted Berliner Philharmoniker for 28 years.…
September 2021
IVO KAHÁNEK
I LIKE DVOŘÁK’S SINCERITY
30th September Dvořák’s works for solo piano are in the main an unexplored landscape even for many a pianist and musicologist. This segment of his music…
TOMÁŠ NETOPIL ABOUT MARTINŮ
THE NEW ALBUM BY PRAGUE RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
15th September On 10 September 2021, Supraphon released a revelatory new album of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tomáš Netopil featuring…
THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE 180TH ANNIVERSARY OF ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK’S BIRTH
TO BE ADORNED BY A SPECIAL 3CD SET
10th September On 8 September 2021, the music world commemorated the 180th anniversary of Antonín Dvořák’s birth. To mark the occasion, Supraphon has…
LATE BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ GEMS
ON THE NEW ALBUM OF THE PRAGUE RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND TOMÁŠ NETOPIL
9th September The pieces Bohuslav Martinů composed between 1953 to 1958, towards the end of his life – Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca, The…
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
180TH ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH
8th September On 8 September 1841, a future famous composer Antonín Dvořák was born in Nelahozeves into a family of butchers and innkeepers. Although he…
IVO KAHÁNEK’S NEW COMPLETE RECORDING
OF ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK’S PIANO WORKS
6th September Dvořák’s works for solo piano are in the main an unexplored landscape even for many a pianist and musicologist. This segment of his music…
HIPOCONDRIA ENSEMBLE’S NEW ALBUM
REVIVES THE CZECH BAROQUE COMPOSER ŠIMON BRIXI’S MUSIC AFTER THREE CENTURIES
2nd September Founded in 2000, Hipocondria Ensemble have under the artistic guidance of the violinist Jan Hádek mainly focused on informed performance of…
August 2021
MACKERRAS’S SUPERB DVOŘÁK
FOR THE FIRST TIME ON VINYL
24th August For Antonín Dvořák’s 180th birthday on 8 September, 2021 Supraphon is issuing a real treat for those who love his music and for admirers of…
THE CZECH BAROQUE COMPOSER ŠIMON BRIXI’S MUSIC
FEATURED ON THE HIPOCONDRIA ENSEMBLE’S REVELATORY ALBUM
19th August Hipocondria Ensemble have made a recording of the Czech renowned baroque composer Šimon Brixi's works in collaboration with outstanding…
GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE
FOR KATEŘINA KNĚŽÍKOVÁ AND HER PHIDYLÉ
12th August On May 2021, Supraphon released a solo album by the Czech soprano Kateřina Kněžíková titled Phidylé. Its repertoire is made up of…
SCHOLA GREGORIANA PRAGENSIS'S SEPTEM DIES
RECORDING OF THE MONTH ON MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL
11th August The new album made by the Schola Gregoriana Pragensis and the clavisimbalist Corina Marti titled Septem dies was selected as a Recording of…
PRESS OVERVIEW 2020
THE BEST REVIEWS OF NEW RELEASES 2020
9th August SUPRAPHON introduce an overview of reviews of new releases 2020 that were published in renowned international classical music magazines,…
MUSIC FOR PRAGUE
MARKING THE CENTENARY OF KAREL HUSA’S BIRTH
2nd August The album released by Supraphon in collaboration with the Prague Symphony Orchestra to mark the centenary of Karel Husa’s birth (7 august)…
July 2021
VIVACE SUMMER 2021
CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEW IN SUPRAPHON RECORDINGS
30th July SUPRAPHON classical music bulletin featuring new releases info, artists' interviews, videos etc.
JAKUB HRŮŠA
CELEBRATES HIS 40
23rd July The internationally renowned conductor Jakub Hrůša celebrates his 40th birthday. He has colaborated with Supraphon since 2006 and his…
THE COMPLETE BEETHOVEN'S STRING QUARTETS BY SMETANA QUARTET
REVIEWED BY DAVID HURWITZ
20th July David Hurwitz, the executive editor of ClassicsToday.com, introduced his favourite sets of Beethoven's string quartets. There is a…
CLARINET FACTORY
A NEW VIDEO AND CONCERTS LINED UP
19th July The internationally esteemed ensemble Clarinet Factory are scheduled to give a series of performances, including on 21 August at the Terras…
THE ALBUM SEPTEM DIES BY SCHOLA GREGORIANA PRAGENSIS
RECOMMENDED ON MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL
16th July The new album made by the internationally renowned Schola Gregoriana Pragensis ensemble together with the clavisimbalist Corina Marti…
THE COMPLETE RECORDING OF BEETHOVEN’S PIANO TRIOS MADE BY THE SUK TRIO
FOR THE FIRST TIME ON CD OUTSIDE JAPAN
15th July The complete album of Ludwig van Beethoven‘s piano trios, to be released by Supraphon on 16 July 2021 on 4 CDs, features the Suk Trio, who…
THE PAVEL HAAS QUARTET HAVE A NEW MEMBER
AND ARE SET TO RESUME CONCERT ACTIVITIES
14th July The internationally acclaimed Pavel Haas Quartet have a new member. Since the spring, the viola position has been occupied by Luosha Fang,…
June 2021
DAVID EBEN
IN THE MIDDLE AGES, PRAGUE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS GOT TOGETHER TO SING EVERY DAY!
28th June The new album made by the internationally renowned Schola Gregoriana Pragensis ensemble under its artistic director David Eben features the…
THE CENTENARY OF KAREL HUSA’S BIRTH
TO BE MARKED BY A NEW PRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ALBUM
17th June Karel Husa – a Czech-born composer whose name resonates more on an international scale than in his native country. A Pulitzer Prize and…
5 DIAPASONS FOR THE SMETANA TRIO
AND THEIR ALBUM OF BEETHOVEN'S PIANO TRIOS
15th June The album featuring Beethoven’s Piano Trios performed by the world acclaimed Smetana Trio received a very positive review accompanied by 5…
SCHOLA GREGORIANA PRAGENSIS’S ALBUM SEPTEM DIES
MUSIC PLAYED AT THE PRAGUE UNIVERSITY IN THE MID-15TH CENTURY
4th June The internationally renowned ensemble Schola Gregoriana Pragensis and the Swiss clavisimbalist Corina Marti, conducted by David Eben, have…
KATEŘINA KNĚŽÍKOVÁ
SONGS ARE MY TRUE LOVE!
2nd June Kateřina Kněžíková’s debut Supraphon album contains engrossing songs by Bohuslav Martinů, Henri Duparc, Maurice Ravel and Karol Szymanowski…
May 2021
TIBURTINA ENSEMBLE’S BARBORA KABÁTKOVÁ
ON THE JISTEBNICE KANCIONÁL
24th May Tiburtina Ensemble’s subtle female voices have made the Jistebnice kancionál, a unique 15th-century handwritten hymnal, resound. A number…
MARTIN TURNOVSKÝ
HAS DIED AT 92
20th May The world renowned Czech conductor Martin Turnovský has died in Vienna at the age of 92.
JANA BOUŠKOVÁ
GREAT MUSIC IS TIMELESS AND HEALS THE SOUL!
19th May Jana Boušková is one of the most globally distinguished harpists of the present day. Her acclaim comes as no surprise – she has garnered…
THE SOPRANO KATEŘINA KNĚŽÍKOVÁ
TO RELEASE HER FIRST SUPRAPHON SOLO ALBUM
17th May The Czech opera singer Kateřina Kněžíková will perform the title role in Leoš Janáček’s Katya Kabanova at the prestigious Glyndebourne…
BEDŘICH SMETANA'S MÁ VLAST
RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS ON BBC RADIO 3 RECORD REVIEW
11th May On Saturday 8th May there was the Smetana's cycle of symphonic poems Má vlast played and reviewed on BBC Radio 3 Record Review. The…
DIAPASON D'OR
FOR IVAN MORAVEC'S PORTRAIT
6th May The Ivan Moravec’s anniversary collection Portrait featuring the most significant and unique recordings Moravec made between 1962 and 2000…
CRESCENDO MAGAZINE JOKER PATRIMOINE
FOR KAREL BURIAN'S COMPLETE RECORDINGS
3rd May In November 2020, Supraphon released the 3CD album featuring Karel Burian's Complete Recordings 1906–1913. Burian was a celebrated Czech…
April 2021
JANA BOUŠKOVÁ’S REMARKABLE NEW ALBUM MÁ VLAST
PAYS TRIBUTE TO GREAT CZECH COMPOSERS
26th April Jana Boušková is one of the most globally distinguished harpists of the present day. The only Czech to have won accolades at all the major…
SUPRAPHON CLASSICS PODCAST
PAVEL HAAS QUARTET
22nd April Supraphon Classics Podcasts will guide you behind the scenes of our classical music artists' work, from the recording studio through the…
EVA URBANOVÁ
CELEBRATES HER 60TH BIRTHDAY
20th April On 20 April 2021, Eva Urbanová, the Czech soprano and one of the greatest opera stars of the National Theatre in Prague, celebrates her…
THE SOPRANO KATEŘINA KNĚŽÍKOVÁ
TO PORTRAY KATYA KABANOVA IN GLYNDEBOURNE
19th April The Czech opera singer Kateřina Kněžíková will perform the title role in Leoš Janáček’s Katya Kabanova at the prestigious Glyndebourne…
TIBURTINA ENSEMBLE
BREATHE LIFE INTO THE JISTEBNICE KANCIONÁL
16th April The internationally renowned Tiburtina Ensemble of female voices, headed by Barbora Kabátková, have made a recording of the Jistebnice…
DAGMAR PECKOVÁ
CELEBRATES HER 60TH BIRTHDAY
4th April On 4 April 2021, Dagmar Pecková, the world-renowned Czech mezzo-soprano and opera singer, celebrates her 60th birthday.
March 2021
5 STARS FOR IVAN MORAVEC'S PORTRAIT
IN THE INDEPENDENT
31st March The anniversary collection of 11 CDs and DVD titled Portrait featuring Ivan Moravec's the most significant and unique recordings made…
THE VIOLONCELLO FOUNDATION LISTENERS‘ CHOICE AWARD NOMINATION
FOR THE SMETANA TRIO
9th March The internationally acclaimed Smetana Trio has been nominated for The Violoncello Foundation Listeners‘ Choice Award in New York for their…
February 2021
5 DIAPASONS FOR DOLEŽAL QUARTET AND MICHAELA HRABÁNKOVÁ
MYSLIVEČEK'S OBOE QUINTETS AND STRING QUARTETS
26th February The album featuring a world premiere recording of Josef Mysliveček’s oboe quintets and string quartets performed by Doležal Quartet and the…
JIŘÍ BĚLOHLÁVEK
WOULD HAVE CELEBRATED 75
24th February On 24 February 2021, the globally renowned Czech conductor Jiří Bělohlávek would have reached 75 years of age. His life can be briefly…
IVAN MORAVEC'S PORTRAIT
REVIEWED IN GRAMOPHONE AND PIZZICATO
17th February In November 2020, Supraphon released the largest ever anniversary compilation (11 CDs + DVD) of Ivan Moravec's recordings. The box-set…
January 2021
VIVACE WINTER 2021
CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEW IN SUPRAPHON RECORDINGS
26th January Enjoy the SUPRAPHON classical music bulletin featuring new releases info, artists' interviews, videos etc. In this winter issue, you can…
SHOSTAKOVICH'S PIANO TRIO NO. 2 BY SMETANA TRIO
THE BEST RECORDING IN BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
8th January There is an article about recordings of Shostakovich's Piano Trio No. 2 in the January issue of BBC Music Magazine. The Smetana Trio's…
GLOBAL CLASSICAL MUSIC LEGEND ALFRED BRENDEL
TURNS 90!
5th January On 5 January 2021, Alfred Brendel, the world-renowned Austrian-British pianist, celebrates his 90th birthday. To mark the occasion,…
IVAN MORAVEC'S PORTRAIT
REVIEWED BY DAVID HURWITZ
4th January David Hurwitz, the executive editor of ClassicsToday.com, talked about Ivan Moravec and his anniversary collection titled Portrait in the…