News Archive
May 2022
PRESTO MUSIC RECORDING OF THE WEEK
FOR PAVEL HAAS QUARTET, BORIS GILTBURG AND PAVEL NIKL
16th May The brand-new album by the world acclaimed Pavel Haas Quartet, the pianist Boris Giltburg and the violist Pavel Nikl featuring Brahms…
CHOC DE CLASSICA
FOR KAREL ANČERL LIVE RECORDINGS
12th May The unique Karel Ančerl Live Recordings 15-CD box set which represents the fruit of collaboration between Supraphon, Czech Radio and the…
THE PAVEL HAAS QUARTET
IS RELEASING AN ALBUM OF BRAHMS QUINTETS
5th May Early this year, Britain’s prestigious BBC Music Magazine listed the Pavel Haas Quartet among the ten best string quartets of all time…
LISELOTTE ROKYTA
A LIFE DEDICATED TO THE PAN FLUTE
2nd May The Pan flute, one of mankind’s oldest instruments, is documented in many cultures of antiquity. It is now known in its perfected form…
April 2022
BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE AWARD
FOR THE SOPRANO KATEŘINA KNĚŽÍKOVÁ’S ALBUM PHIDYLÉ
29th April The soprano Kateřina Kněžíková’s album Phidylé, made with the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava conducted by Robert Jindra, has garnered acclaim…
DVOŘÁK PIANO QUARTET
DISCOVER THE BEAUTY AND SORROW OF THE SOUL IN SCHUMANN’S CHAMBER MUSIC
27th April Robert Schumann’s music has always astonished listeners with its range and profundity. The Dvořák Piano Quartet’s new album spans the…
TOMÁŠ JAMNÍK
ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM TITLED PATHS
25th April Paths – crossing and diverging, those we choose ourselves and those that are predestined and inevitable: through this prism the violinist…
THE DVOŘÁK PIANO QUARTET IS RELEASING A NOTEWORTHY ALBUM
WITH FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR WORKS BY ROBERT SCHUMANN
21st April A new album from the Dvořák Piano Quartet covers the entire range of the works of Robert Schumann, from his beginnings to his highpoint and…
ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS PAN FLUTE PLAYERS LISELOTTE ROKYTA
IS ISSUING THE ALBUM SYRINX
19th April Liselotte Rokyta and pianist Eliška Novotná mostly recorded music by French composers on their new album along with Romanian Dances by Béla…
BELFIATO QUINTET'S ELEMENTS
FROM CZECH MUSIC TO THE GLOBAL 20TH-CENTURY QUINTET REPERTOIRE
6th April The Belfiato Quintet members are known for sharing identical views, zest and enthusiasm for the music they perform. This year the ensemble…
THE VIOLINIST JOSEF ŠPAČEK AND THE CELLIST TOMÁŠ JAMNÍK
EXPLORE PLACES REFLECTED IN MUSIC BY FOUR 20TH-CENTURY CZECH COMPOSERS
4th April Paths – crossing and diverging, those we choose ourselves and those that are predestined and inevitable: through this prism the violinist…
March 2022
BELFIATO QUINTET’S NEW ALBUM TITLED ELEMENTS
FEATURES GLOBAL 20TH-CENTURY QUINTET REPERTOIRE
17th March The compositions featured on their new album, titled Elements, are staples of the Belfiato Quintet’s modern repertoire and are, above…
COLLEGIUM MARIANUM’S NEW ALBUM CACHUA SERRANITA
CONNECTS THE OLD AND NEW WORLDS
7th March Since their formation 25 years ago, Collegium Marianum have performed 17th- and 18th–century music, primarily that of Czech and other…
MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL RECORDINGS OF THE YEAR 2021
SEPTEM DIES BY SCHOLA GREGORIANA PRAGENSIS
4th March The album made by the Schola Gregoriana Pragensis and the clavisimbalist Corina Marti titled Septem dies, which was released in June 2021,…
5 DIAPASONS FOR DOMINIK WOLLENWEBER
AND HIS ALBUM THE ART OF ENGLISH HORN
3rd March The first solo album by Dominik Wollenweber, a member of the Berliner Philharmoniker, titled The Art of English Horn, which was released in…
February 2022
THE CZECH PHILHARMONIC’S PETR KADLEC
ON KAREL ANČERL
28th February The unique Karel Ančerl Live Recordings compilation certainly deserves to be referred to as a major cultural event. The fruit of…
THE CZECH ENSEMBLE BAROQUE'S NEW ALBUM
REVIEWED IN DIAPASON AND CLASSICA
24th February The Czech Ensemble Baroque's new album featuring works by František Ignác Antonín Tůma, one of the Czech composers who considerably…
COLLEGIUM MARIANUM
TO RELEASE THE REVELATORY ALBUM CACHUA SERRANITA
21st February Collegium Marianum, a renowned ensemble this year celebrating the 25th anniversary of their formation, have focused on performing 17th- and…
KAREL ANČERL - LIVE RECORDINGS
AN INTERVIEW FOR CRESCENDO MAGAZINE
17th February Supraphon classical music chiefproducer Matouš Vlčinský made an interview for Crescendo magazine about the new compilation titled Karel…
VIVACE WINTER 2022
CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEW IN SUPRAPHON RECORDINGS
10th February SUPRAPHON classical music bulletin featuring new releases info, artists' interviews, videos, podcasts etc.
THE PAVEL HAAS QUARTET
TO RELEASE A NEW ALBUM AND TO TOUR EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
1st February After almost two years afflicted by the pandemic, it would seem that culture has been slowly coming back to life. That at least applies to…
January 2022
GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE
FOR THE MANY LOVES OF ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
27th January On the occasion of the 180th anniversary of Antonín Dvořák’s birth in September 2021, Supraphon released the special triple album The Many…
KAREL ANČERL
A UNIQUE 15-CD SET OF LIVE RECORDINGS
25th January Karel Ančerl was one of the most distinguished conductors in post-war Europe. A survivor of Nazi concentration camps, as well as the openly…
BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION
FOR THE ALBUM PHIDYLÉ MADE BY KATEŘINA KNĚŽÍKOVÁ WITH THE JANÁČEK PHILHARMONIC OSTRAVA
20th January The album titled Phidylé, made by the soprano Kateřina Kněžíková and the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava under the baton of Robert Jindra, …
THE HARPSICHORDIST ZUZANA RŮŽIČKOVÁ
WOULD CELEBRATE 95TH BIRTHDAY
14th January The Czech harpsichordist and the wife of the Czech composer Viktor Kalabis Zuzana Růžičková would celebrate her 95th birthday today.
SUPRAPHON CLASSICS PODCAST
DOMINIK WOLLENWEBER
5th January Supraphon Classics Podcasts will guide you behind the scenes of our classical music artists' work, from the recording studio through the…
5 DIAPASONS FOR IVO KAHÁNEK
AND HIS ALBUM OF THE DVOŘÁK'S COMPLETE PIANO WORKS
3rd January The album of Dvořák's Complete Piano Works performed by Ivo Kahánek, released in September 2021 to mark the 180th anniversary of Dvořák's…
FRANTIŠEK XAVER BRIXI
290TH ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH
3rd January František Xaver Brixi (January 2, 1732 – October 14, 1771) was one of the most important Czech composers in the 18th century. He was the…