Slovak Philharmonic

Slovak Philharmonic
Orchestra
Reduta
Founded1949
LocationBratislava, Slovakia
Concert hallReduta Bratislava Concert Hall
Principal conductorDaniel Raiskin
Websitefilharmonia.sk

The Slovak Philharmonic or Slovak State Philharmonic (Slovenská filharmónia) is a Slovak symphony orchestra based in Bratislava. 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.[1]

Principal conductors

  • Václav Talich (1949–1952)
  • Ľudovít Rajter (1949–1952)
  • Tibor Frešo (1952–1953)
  • Ľudovít Rajter (1953–1976)
  • Ladislav Slovák (1961–1981)
  • Libor Pešek (1981–1982)
  • Vladimir Verbitsky (1982–1984)
  • Bystrík Režucha (1984–1989)
  • Aldo Ceccato (1990–1991)
  • Ondrej Lenárd (1991–2001)
  • Jiří Bělohlávek (2003–2004)
  • Vladimír Válek (2004–2007)
  • Peter Feranec (2007–2009)
  • Emmanuel Villaume (2009–2016)
  • James Judd (2017–2020)
  • Daniel Raiskin (2020–present)

References

  1. ^ Zuzana Vilikovská (3 November 2017). "James Judd: Whether it is orchestral music, jazz or rock – music is music". Slovak Spectator. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

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