Jiri belohlavek biography sample

  • Bělohlávek became the twelfth chief conductor in the history of BBC SO. He was appointed for three years, and his agenda included planning the repertoire and.
  • On October 1st 1990 Jiří Bělohlávek was appointed chief conductor - At this time he had been working with the orchestra for twenty years – Read the chapter.
  • Jiri Belohlavek was born in Prague in 1946 and from early childhood showed affection for music.

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    History of the Czech Philharmonic

    Since its very first concert on January 4, 1896 the orchestra has been led by and comprised of outstanding artists, all of whom have contributed to building theCzech Philharmonic's excellent reputation at home and around the world. Theorchestra's activities have also significantly – for better or for worse – tended to manifest the artistic, cultural, and political context reflective of the times.

    1896 / Dvořák „christens“ the Czech Philharmonic

    Saturday, January 4, 1896 at 19:30 – the precise time of the Czech Philharmonic’s historic first concert. On the program and on the podium is Antonín Dvořák. This most famous of Czech composers conducts his own works: the third Slavonic Rhapsody, the world premiere of Biblical Songs nos. 1-5, the Othello overture, and Symphony No. 9 „From the New World.“ We are in Prague’s Rudolfinum, where the largest concert hall will later bear Dvořák’s name. In his own way, Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) is also present at this concert – he had wanted to create a tradition of symphonic concerts for Czech listeners even as far back as the 1860s. Also present are the initiators of the Society for the Maintenance of a Large Orchestra in the City of Prague, an organization founded i

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    The spring months of 1990 were marked by some musical events of utmost significance in Czechoslovakia. One such was the return of Rafael Kubelík who conducted Má vlast at the Prague Spring Festival on 12 May and on 9 June at the Old Town Square in an outdoor Concert of Mutual Understanding. The pianist Rudolf Firkušný came back to Prague after forty-four years and his performance with the Czech Philharmonic and Jiří Bělohlávek at the Prague Spring Festival was commented on in the whole world. For his premiere performance on 28 May 1990 in the Smetana Hall at the Municipal House, Firkušný chose Dvořák’s Symphonic Variations and a composition by Martinů which was dedicated to him by the author and in whose creation he was himself involved. He explained the reasons behind this choice in an interview for Lidové noviny.

    I didn’t want to play a solo recital at the festival. I’d known that it would be for me so emotional that I could not be sure that I could play well. For me, it was impossible to imagine in advance what would be going on inside me after so many years when performing on a stage in my beloved Prague, in front of my own audience. I decided to play the “Second Concerto” by Bohuslav Martinů, my close friend for many years. In this way, Jiří Bělohláv
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