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:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...
based in
Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approximately 140% of ...
. 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
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Václav Talich
Václav Talich (; 28 May 1883, Kroměříž – 16 March 1961, Beroun) was a Czech violinist and later a musical pedagogue. He is remembered today as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, the object of countless reissues of his ...
(1949–1952)
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Ľudovít Rajter
Ľudovít Rajter ( hu, Rajter Lajos; 30 July 1906 in Bazin, Kingdom of Hungary – 6 July 2000 in Bratislava, Slovakia) was a Hungarian composer and conductor from Slovakia. The Rajter family immigrated to Hungary from South Germany, but w ...
(1949–1952)
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Tibor Frešo (1952–1953)
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Ľudovít Rajter
Ľudovít Rajter ( hu, Rajter Lajos; 30 July 1906 in Bazin, Kingdom of Hungary – 6 July 2000 in Bratislava, Slovakia) was a Hungarian composer and conductor from Slovakia. The Rajter family immigrated to Hungary from South Germany, but w ...
conductor (1953–1976)
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Ladislav Slovák (1961–1981)
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Libor Pešek
Libor Pešek (22 June 1933 – 23 October 2022) was a Czech conductor. He was among the most famous conductors of his time, working regularly across Europe as chief conductor of orchestras in Prague, but also for ten years with the Royal Liver ...
(1981–1982)
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Vladimir Verbitsky (1982–1984)
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Bystrík Režucha
Bystrík Režucha (14 January 1935, Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated ...
(1984–1989)
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Aldo Ceccato
Aldo Ceccato (born 18 February 1934) is an Italian conductor.
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. Then, from 1976 until 1982, he ...
(1990–1991)
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Ondrej Lenárd (1991–2001)
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Jiří Bělohlávek (2003–2004)
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Vladimír Válek
Vladimír Válek (born 2 September 1935, in Nový Jičín) is a Czech conductor.
He was conductor of the Prague Symphony for 10 years, in which he made his first tours of Europe and the United States
He was the Principal Conductor of the Slovak P ...
(2004–2007)
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Peter Feranec (2007–2009)
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Emmanuel Villaume
Emmanuel Villaume (born 1964 in Strasbourg, France) is a French orchestra conductor. He is currently music director of the Dallas Opera and chief conductor of the Prague Philharmonia.
Biography
Villaume began his musical education at the Stras ...
(2009–2016)
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James Judd (2017–2020)
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Daniel Raiskin (2020-present)
References
External links
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Slovak Philharmonic Online Archive
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Culture in Bratislava
Musical groups established in 1949
Slovak orchestras
Buildings and structures in Bratislava
1949 establishments in Czechoslovakia