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JOKER ABSOLU BY CRESCENDO MAGAZINE

FOR THE ALBUM VILLAGE STORIES

22nd December The new album Village Stories of the world-renowned Prague Philharmonic Choir, led by Lukáš Vasilek, featuring Stravinsky’s Les noces,…

DE STANDAARD RECORDING OF THE YEAR

FOR GILTBURG –⁠ JARŮŠKOVÁ –⁠ JARŮŠEK AND THEIR DVOŘÁK PIANO TRIOS

11th December Another Recording of the Year for Boris Giltburg and Veronika with Peter Jarůšek from the Pavel Haas Quartet and their wonderful album of…

PRESTO MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR

FOR GILTBURG –⁠ JARŮŠKOVÁ –⁠ JARŮŠEK AND THEIR DVOŘÁK PIANO TRIOS

8th December On 7th December, the Presto Music Awards ceremony took place at the Leamington Spa store in the UK. The Presto editorial team decided on…

THE NEW PRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ALBUM

FEATURES ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK’S SLAVONIC DANCES

7th December Under their chief conductor Tomáš Brauner, the Prague Symphony Orchestra have made a new album featuring Antonín Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances,…

FIVE STARS REVIEW IN CLASSICA

FOR LUKÁŠ VONDRÁČEK AND HIS RACHMANINOFF

9th November The album of the complete Sergei Rachmaninoff piano concertos, made by Lukáš Vondráček, one of the most renowned contemporary Czech…

LUKÁŠ VASILEK

AT THE BEGINNING, THERE WAS STRAVINSKY’S LES NOCES

2nd November The Prague Philharmonic Choir is one of the major Czech professional choirs, boasting an illustrious history and great renown at home and…

FIVE STARS REVIEW IN CLASSICA

FOR BENNEWITZ QUARTET AND THEIR HAYDN

1st November The album by the Bennewitz Quartet, released in May and featuring Haydn’s String Quartets Opp. 17/5, 33/2 and 54/2, has received a…

VILLAGE STORIES

A NEW PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR ALBUM

26th October Leoš Janáček and the generation younger Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky were major 20th-century composers markedly influenced by folk music…

FIVE STARS REVIEW IN CLASSICA

FOR DANIEL MATEJČA AND HIS DEBUT ALBUM

20th October The album by the gifted young violinist Daniel Matejča, a rising classical music star, featuring Ysaÿe's Six Sonatas, has received a…

JOY IN JAN NOVÁK’S MUSIC

INTERVIEW WITH ARTISTS

19th October On Friday 13 October 2023, Supraphon released a remarkable album of Jan Novák‘s concertos, made by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra,…

VERONIKA WITH PETER JARŮŠEK AND BORIS GILTBURG

FRIENDSHIP, TRUST AND MUSIC

17th October One of the musical dreams of Veronika Jarůšková and Peter Jarůšek, the principal members of the Pavel Haas Quartet, and famous pianist…

A REMARKABLE ALBUM OF JAN NOVÁK’S CONCERTOS

MADE BY THE PRSO WITH THE COMPOSER’S DAUGHTERS, CONDUCTED BY TOMÁŠ NETOPIL

12th October “This was my very first encounter with Dora and Clara Novák. Their musical vitality and their sense of their father’s music were great…

FIVE STARS REVIEW ON SWR2

FOR GILTBURG –⁠ JARŮŠKOVÁ –⁠ JARŮŠEK AND THEIR DVOŘÁK PIANO TRIOS

11th October Since its release date on September, the album of the Dvořák Complete Piano Trios, made by three superb artists Boris Giltburg and…

KLASSIK HEUTE EMPFEHLUNG FOR BENNEWITZ QUARTET

AND THEIR ALBUM OF HAYDN'S STRING QUARTETS

10th October The album made by the globally acclaimed Bennewitz Quartet, featuring Haydn’s String Quartets Opp. 17/5, 33/2 and 54/2, received a…

GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE

FOR GILTBURG –⁠ JARŮŠKOVÁ –⁠ JARŮŠEK AND THEIR DVOŘÁK PIANO TRIOS

6th October The album of The Dvořák Complete Piano Trios, made by three globally celebrated artists Boris Giltburg and two principal members of the…

SUPRAPHON CHANGES TOP MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

TRADITIONAL BRAND BECOMES STRONGER AND LOOKS FORWARD

30th September The record company SUPRAPHON a.s. , one of the most traditional Czech brands and the largest Czech music label, sees changes to its…

5 DIAPASONS FOR THE BENNEWITZ QUARTET

AND THEIR ALBUM OF HAYDN'S STRING QUARTETS

29th September The album by the Bennewitz Quartet, released in May and featuring Haydn’s String Quartets Opp. 17/5, 33/2 and 54/2, has received a…

RECORDING OF THE WEEK ON PRESTO MUSIC AND EUROPADISC

FOR GITLBURG, JARŮŠKOVÁ, JARŮŠEK AND THEIR DVOŘÁK

22nd September The album of The Dvořák Complete Piano Trios, made by the excellent pianist, Boris Giltburg, and two principal members of the Pavel Haas…

GILTBURG – JARŮŠKOVÁ – JARŮŠEK TRIO

RECORDED THE COMPLETE DVOŘÁK PIANO TRIOS

18th September Dvořák’s piano trios belong among the highlights of his chamber music. The first two are influenced by the Romantic tradition and show the…

JOSEF ŠPAČEK AND MIROSLAV SEKERA’S REMARKABLE ALBUM

SHOWS A WORLD OF UNEXPECTED CONTRASTS IN BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ’S MUSIC FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO

5th September On their new album, the globally renowned artists, the virtuoso violinist Josef Špaček and the distinguished pianist Miroslav Sekera,…

BELLA ADAMOVA

I AM CONVINCED THAT OUR MUSIC CAN TOUCH ANYONE WHO IS OPEN TO IT!

31st August At the age of thirty-one, contralto Bella Adamova, a native of Chechnya, is a rising star attracting attention due to her exceptional…

THE MANY PASSIONS OF LEOŠ JANÁČEK

ORIGINAL COMPILATION OF RECORDINGS OF THE BRILLIANT COMPOSER’S WORKS

24th August Music composer Leoš Janáček was not only very talented and original but also truly hard-working and devoted to his country and culture.…

BELLA ADAMOVA – THERE IS HOME

A REMARKABLE ALBUM BY CHARISMATIC CONTRALTO

22nd August At the age of thirty-one, contralto Bella Adamova, a native of Chechnya, is a rising star that attracts attention due to her exceptional…

DANIEL MATEJČA'S ALBUM OF YSAŸE'S SIX VIOLIN SONATAS

REVIEWED IN GRAMOPHONE

10th August The album featuring 6 Violin Sonatas by Eugène Ysaÿe, as performed by the young Czech virtuoso Daniel Matejča, has been reviewed by Rob…

QUARTERLY CRITICʼS CHOICE OF PREIS DER DEUTSCHEN SCHALLPLATTENKRITIK

FOR JAN BARTOŠ AND HIS ALBUM OF KABELÁČ AND SMETANA PIANO WORKS

18th July The album by the renowned Czech pianist Jan Bartoš, featuring Miloslav Kabeláč’s Eight Preludes for Piano and Motifs from Exotic Lands, and…

DVOŘÁK'S MASS IN D MAJOR, BIBLICAL SONGS AND TE DEUM

A RE-ISSUE OF LEGENDARY RECORDINGS

12th July Antonín Dvořák was a deeply religious person, and sacred music duly constitutes a significant part of his oeuvre. On 14th July, Supraphon…

FIVE STARS REVIEW IN CLASSICA

FOR JAN BARTOŠ AND HIS ALBUM OF KABELÁČ AND SMETANA PIANO WORKS

4th July The album by the renowned Czech pianist Jan Bartoš, featuring Miloslav Kabeláč’s Eight Preludes for Piano and Motifs from Exotic Lands, and…

MILAN MUNCLINGER 100

ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH

3rd July On 3rd July, we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the flutist, conductor and music organizer Milan Munclinger (1923–1986).…

LIBOR PEŠEK 90

ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH

22nd June On of the most significant Czech conductors Libor Pešek would celebrate his 90th birthday today. In the early phase of his musical career,…

ANNA PAULOVÁ

CZECH MUSIC IS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON

15th June “My new album features Karel Husa and Bohuslav Martinů chamber pieces for a variety of instrumental formations. The two composers had…

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,…

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,…

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…

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…

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.

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…