Brno Philharmonic
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Brno Philharmonic during the 2010 Špilberk festival.
Brno Philharmonic (Czech: Filharmonie Brno) is an orchestra based in Brno, the Czech Republic. Its predecessor was the Czech Symphony Orchestra, dating from the 1870s. The current Brno Philharmonic was formed in 1956 with the merger of the Radio Orchestra and the Brno Region Symphony Orchestra, with Břetislav Bakala as the first principal conductor of the new orchestra. Since 2009, the orchestra's principal conductor is Aleksandar Marković.
Principal conductors
- Břetislav Bakala (1956–1958)
- Jaroslav Vogel (1959–1962)
- Jiří Waldhans (1962–1978)
- František Jílek (1978–1983)
- Petr Vronský (1983–1991)
- Leoš Svárovský (1991–1995)
- Otakar Trhlík (1995–1997)
- Aldo Ceccato (1997–2000)
- Petr Altrichter (2002–2009)
- Aleksandar Marković (2009–present)
Conductors laureate
- Sir Charles Mackerras (2007–2010)
- Caspar Richter (2002–present)
External links
- Brno Philharmonic, official website
- Czech Music Information Centre article on the orchestra, @ 2001
- Recording with the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
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