The Slovak Philharmonic or Slovak State Philharmonic (Slovenská filharmónia) is a Slovak
symphony orchestra
An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* String instruments, such as the violin, viola, cello, ...
based in
Bratislava
Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...
. Founded in 1949, the orchestra has resided since the 1950s in the
Baroque-era Reduta Bratislava concert hall constructed in 1773.
The current chief conductor of the orchestra is
Daniel Raiskin, since the start of the 2020–2021 season.
Principal conductors
*
Václav Talich (1949–1952)
*
ĽudovÃt Rajter (1949–1952)
*
Tibor Frešo (1952–1953)
*
ĽudovÃt Rajter (1953–1976)
*
Ladislav Slovák (1961–1981)
*
Libor Pešek (1981–1982)
*
Vladimir Verbitsky (1982–1984)
*
BystrÃk Režucha (1984–1989)
*
Aldo Ceccato
Aldo Ceccato (born 18 February 1934) is an Italian conductor.
Biography
Ceccato was born in Milan. He worked as assistant to Sergiu Celibidache and was music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra from 1973 until 1977. From 1976 until 198 ...
(1990–1991)
*
Ondrej Lenárd (1991–2001)
*
Jiřà Bělohlávek
Jiřà Bělohlávek, (; 24 February 1946 – 31 May 2017) was a Czech conductor. He was a leading interpreter of Czech classical music, and became chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in 1990, a role he would serve on two occasio ...
(2003–2004)
*
VladimÃr Válek (2004–2007)
*
Peter Feranec (2007–2009)
*
Emmanuel Villaume (2009–2016)
*
James Judd (2017–2020)
*
Daniel Raiskin (2020–present)
References
External links
*
Slovak Philharmonic Online Archive
{{Authority control
Culture in Bratislava
Musical groups established in 1949
Slovak orchestras
Buildings and structures in Bratislava
1949 establishments in Czechoslovakia