The Brno Philharmonic (Czech: ''Filharmonie Brno'') is a Czech orchestra based in

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

, the

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. Its principal concert venue in Brno is the ''Besední dům''. The orchestra also performs regularly in the Janáček Opera House in Brno. The orchestra receives state support from the city of Brno, the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and the South Moravian Region (''Jihomoravský kraj''). The orchestra's current ''Intendantin'' is Marie Kučerová. The precursor ensemble to the orchestra, the Czech Symphony Orchestra, began its existence in the 1870s and was resident at the ''Besední dům''. The orchestra had to vacate the ''Besední dům'' during the time of 1953–1957. During this period, the current Brno Philharmonic was formed in 1956 with the merger of the Radio Orchestra and the Brno Region Symphony Orchestra. Břetislav Bakala served as the newly formed orchestra's first principal conductor orchestra, from 1956 to 1958. The orchestra again vacated the ''Besední dům'' in 1989, but returned permanently in 1995. The orchestra's principal conductor was

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, from 2009 to 2015. In May 2017,

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first guest-conducted with the orchestra. Based on this appearance, in September 2017, the orchestra announced the appointment of Davies as its next principal conductor, effective with the 2018–2019 season, with an initial contract of 4 seasons.

Principal conductors

* Břetislav Bakala (1956–1958) * Jaroslav Vogel (1959–1962) * Jiří Waldhans (1962–1978) *

František Jílek František Jílek (22 May 1913 – 16 September 1993) was a Czech conductor, known especially for his interpretation of Leoš Janáček's works. Life Jílek began studying piano and composition as a pupil of Jaroslav Kvapil, and later studied ...

(1978–1983) *

Petr Vronský Petr Vronský (born 4 March 1946) is a Czech people, Czech conducting, conductor, violinist and music teacher. He was born to a musical family, his grandfather Bóža Wronski (1889–1953) was an operatic tenor, his father, Karel Vronský (1918– ...

(1983–1991) *

Leoš Svárovský Leoš Svárovský (born 17 May 1961 in Jablonec nad Nisou, former Czechoslovakia) is a Czech flautist The flute is a member of a family of musical instruments in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, producing sound ...

(1991–1995) *

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(1995–1997) *

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(1997–2000) * Petr Altrichter (2002–2009) *

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(2009–2015) *

(2018–)

Conductors laureate

* Caspar Richter (2002–present) * Sir Charles Mackerras (2007–2010)

References

External links

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Czech Music Information Centre article on the orchestra, @ 2001Recording with the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
Czech orchestras Musical groups established in 1956 1956 establishments in Czechoslovakia Organizations based in Brno Culture of Brno {{orchestra-stub