News Archive
May 2021
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…