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Founded
  
1949

Principal conductor
  
Emmanuel Villaume

Location
  
Bratislava, Slovakia

Website
  
filharmonia.sk

Slovak Philharmonic

Concert hall
  
Reduta Bratislava Concert Hall

The Slovak Philharmonic (Slovenská filharmónia) is a symphony orchestra in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Founded in 1949, the orchestra has resided since the 1950s in the Baroque era Reduta Bratislava concert hall constructed in 1773. Besides giving seasonal concerts, it also plays regularly at music festivals throughout Europe, and has made international tours to Cyprus, Turkey, Japan, and the United States. The orchestra has produced many critically acclaimed recordings, particularly for Naxos Records.

Principal conductors

  • 1949–1952: Václav Talich
  • 1949–1952: Ľudovít Rajter
  • 1952–1953: Tibor Frešo
  • 1953–1976: Ľudovít Rajter conductor (1961–1976)
  • 1961–1981: Ladislav Slovák
  • 1981–1982: Libor Pešek
  • 1982–1984: Vladimir Verbitsky
  • 1984–1989: Bystrík Režucha
  • 1990–1991: Aldo Ceccato
  • 1991–2001: Ondrej Lenárd
  • 2003–2004: Jiří Bělohlávek
  • 2004–2007: Vladimír Válek
  • 2007–2009: Peter Feranec
  • 2009–present: Emmanuel Villaume
  • References

    Slovak Philharmonic Wikipedia


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