News Archive
June 2023
MARTIN BALLÝ
GENERIC INTERVIEW
8th June The pianist and teacher Martin Ballý is a truly extraordinary figure. The top-notch Czech pianists Jan Bartoš and Miroslav Sekera have…
ANNA PAULOVÁ’S CLARINET FULL OF COLOURS AND SHADES
IN WORKS BY KAREL HUSA AND BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ
6th June Bohuslav Martinů and Karel Husa were both Czech classical music composers who spent most of their lives abroad, particularly in Paris and…
BENNEWITZ QUARTET
LISTENERS ARE OFTEN SURPRISED BY THE VIVACITY AND DIRECTNESS OF HAYDN’S MUSIC
1st June The Bennewitz Quartet have given numerous concerts at major venues worldwide (Wigmore Hall in London, Musikverein Wien, Konzerthaus Berlin,…
May 2023
VÁCLAV TALICH 140
ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH
29th May On 28th May, we commemorated the 140th anniversary of birth of one of the greatest Czech conductors of the 20th century Václav Talich.
THE ALBUM JISTEBNICKÝ KANCIONÁL BY TIBURTINA ENSEMBLE
RECORDING OF THE MONTH ON MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL
25th May The album Jistebnický kanionál, made by the internationally renowned Tiburtina Ensemble, featuring songs for mass and prayer of the Liturgy…
ARS TRIO AND THE PIANIST MARTIN BALLÝ
A COLLECTION OF RECORDINGS
22nd May On 26 May 2023, Supraphon will release an extensive 3-CD collection featuring a representative selection of recordings made by the…
CD OF THE WEEK ON RADIO KLARA
FOR LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK AND HIS RACHMANINOFF
17th May The new album of one of the most renowned contemporary Czech pianists Lukáš Vondráček, made with the Prague Symphony Orchestra, conducted…
THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED BENNEWITZ QUARTET
CELEBRATE THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A NEW ALBUM FEATURING HAYDN’S STRING QUARTETS
16th May This autumn, the globally acclaimed Bennewitz Quartet will mark a quarter of a century on the music scene. They will celebrate the…
DANIEL MATEJČA
MY ALBUM IS A DREAM COME TRUE!
5th May Daniel Matejča has played the violin since the tender of age of four. After being taught the rudiments by his mother, a violinist herself,…
April 2023
FIVE STARS REVIEW IN BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
FOR LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK AND HIS RACHMANINOFF
26th April The new album of the complete Sergei Rachmaninoff piano concertos, made by Lukáš Vondráček, one of the most renowned contemporary Czech…
BORIS GILTBURG AND THE PAVEL HAAS QUARTET’S VERONIKA JARŮŠKOVÁ AND PETER JARŮŠEK
MAKING A RECORDING OF THE COMPLETE ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK PIANO TRIOS
24th April An album featuring Antonín Dvořák’s piano trios is being prepared by three globally renowned musicians – the Israeli pianist Boris Giltburg…
VIRTUOSO VIOLINIST DANIEL MATEJČA’S DEBUT ALBUM
TO BE RELEASED JUST BEFORE HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY!
18th April On his first album, the gifted young violinist Daniel Matejča, a rising classical music star, has succeeded in rendering the diversity and…
THE ANGEL AWARD FOR PRAGUE RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
WITH MARKO IVANOVIĆ AND MIROSLAV SEKERA
17th April The Czech Academy of Music decided on the best music recordings of the year 2022 on Saturday. Cena Anděl (The Angel Award) in the Classical…
March 2023
LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK
RACHMANINOFF IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART, PERHAPS CLOSER THAN ANY OTHER COMPOSER
29th March Lukáš Vondráček is a singular and, shall we say, strong-willed person, a remarkable artist, pianist. His phenomenal victory at the Queen…
FIVE STARS REVIEW IN BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
FOR JAN BARTOŠ AND HIS ALBUM OF KABELÁČ AND SMETANA PIANO WORKS
21st March The new album by the renowned Czech pianist Jan Bartoš, featuring Miloslav Kabeláč’s Eight Preludes for Piano and Motifs from Exotic Lands,…
DES KNABEN WUNDERHORN BY PHILHARMONIA OCTET PRAGUE AND BARITONE PETER SCHÖNE
GENERIC INTERVIEW
17th March Last week Supraphon released an intimate Mahler album made by PhilHarmonia Octet Prague, one of the most distinct representatives of the…
VIRTUOSO PIANIST LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK, PRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
AND THEIR RACHMANINOFF
15th March On 24 March 2023, Supraphon will release an album of the complete Sergei Rachmaninoff piano concertos, made by Lukáš Vondráček, one of the…
FIVE STARS' REVIEW IN CLASSICA FOR MARTINŮ QUARTET
AND THEIR ALBUM OF JOSEF BENEŠ STRING QUARTETS
9th March The album by Martinů Quartet featuring the Complete String Quartets by Josef Beneš (1795–1873), a lesser known Czech composer, virtuoso…
A NEW RELEASE OF GUSTAV MAHLER’S SONGS
AS PERFORMED BY THE BARITONE PETER SCHÖNE AND PHILHARMONIA OCTET PRAGUE
7th March PhilHarmonia Octet Prague, one of the most distinct representatives of the Czech wind tradition, and the outstanding German baritone Peter…
JAN BARTOŠ
SUCH A RECORDING CANNOT BE MADE ANYWHERE BUT LIVE AT A CONCERT
2nd March The renowned Czech pianist Jan Bartoš’s new album contains Miloslav Kabeláč’s Eight Preludes for Piano and Motifs from Exotic Lands, and…
CHOC DE CLASSICA
FOR DVOŘÁK PIANO QUARTET AND THEIR SCHUMANN
1st March The album featuring the entire range of the works of Robert Schumann, beautifully recorded by the Dvořák Piano Quartet, has received a…
February 2023
VIKTOR KALABIS
A CENTENARY OF BIRTH
27th February Viktor Kalabis, one of the most significant Czech composers of the 20th century and husband of the harpsichordist Zuzana Růžičková, was…
JAN BARTOŠ
PRESENTS LITTLE-KNOWN CZECH PIANO GEMS
22nd February On Friday 24 February 2023, two years after the previous disc, Supraphon will release a new album by the renowned Czech pianist Jan Bartoš,…
VIVACE WINTER 2023
CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEW IN SUPRAPHON RECORDINGS
17th February SUPRAPHON classical music bulletin featuring new releases info, artists' interviews, videos etc.
January 2023
PAVEL HAAS QUARTET'S SHOSTAKOVICH
RECOMMENDED RECORDING OF BBC RADIO 3 RECORD REVIEW
25th January In October 2019, the internationally renowned ensemble Pavel Haas Quartet released an album featuring Shostakovich's String Quartets Nos.…
THE ALBUM OF MARIE PODVALOVÁ'S COMPLETE RECORDINGS 1939-1950
REVIEWED IN GRAMOPHONE
19th January The album featuring the complete studio recordings made between 1939 and 1950 by the celebrated Czech soprano Marie Podvalová, a long-time…
5 DIAPASONS FOR THE DVOŘÁK PIANO QUARTET
AND THEIR ALBUM OF SCHUMANN'S WORKS
3rd January The album by the Dvořák Piano Quartet, released in April and featuring the entire range of the works of Robert Schumann, has received a…