Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra is a sought-after and successful ensemble, with which world-class conductors regularly collaborate and with which prominent soloists have performed – whether in Ostrava or on tour. From 2020 to 2024, Vassily Sinaisky was chief conductor and artistic director, being replaced by, Daniel Raiskin from 2026 onwards. Currently, Raiskin is principal guest conductor of the orchestra from 2024.
The orchestra’s reputation is ensured mainly by its hundred first-class musicians, not only from the Czech Republic but also from abroad. The orchestra performs over fifty concerts a year for its home audience and is regularly invited to perform at festivals and tours at home and abroad.
It goes without surprise that repertoire includes works by Leoš Janáček, whose name the orchestra proudly bears, as well as Antonín Dvořák and other Czech composers. Recordings of the orchestra have been released on many prestigious record labels, with the recent recording of Phidylé for Supraphon even winning a BBC Music Magazine Award. The orchestra has recorded music for several films and cooperates with popular Czech musicians, but it also devotes itself to educational cycles and young musicians and conductors, which is also facilitated by participation in the International Orchestral Academy project.
In 2022, Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava temporarily left its homeplace, the House of Culture in Ostrava, which is now closed due to extensive reconstruction. After the reconstruction, it will include a long-awaited world-class concert hall designed by Steven Holl Architects from New York in collaboration with Architecture Acts studio from Prague.
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About Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra is a sought-after and successful ensemble, with which world-class conductors regularly collaborate and with which prominent soloists have performed – whether in Ostrava or on tour. From 2020 to 2024, Vassily Sinaisky was chief conductor and artistic director, being replaced by, Daniel Raiskin from 2026 onwards. Currently, Raiskin is principal guest conductor of the orchestra from 2024.
The orchestra’s reputation is ensured mainly by its hundred first-class musicians, not only from the Czech Republic but also from abroad. The orchestra performs over fifty concerts a year for its home audience and is regularly invited to perform at festivals and tours at home and abroad.
It goes without surprise that repertoire includes works by Leoš Janáček, whose name the orchestra proudly bears, as well as Antonín Dvořák and other Czech composers. Recordings of the orchestra have been released on many prestigious record labels, with the recent recording of Phidylé for Supraphon even winning a BBC Music Magazine Award. The orchestra has recorded music for several films and cooperates with popular Czech musicians, but it also devotes itself to educational cycles and young musicians and conductors, which is also facilitated by participation in the International Orchestral Academy project.
In 2022, Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava temporarily left its homeplace, the House of Culture in Ostrava, which is now closed due to extensive reconstruction. After the reconstruction, it will include a long-awaited world-class concert hall designed by Steven Holl Architects from New York in collaboration with Architecture Acts studio from Prague.
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