Filharmonie Hradec Králové

Description:

The Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1978 under the title Opera Orchestra of the City of Hradec Králové. A year later, the ensemble was renamed the Hradec Králové Symphony Orchestra, and in 1987 the State Symphony Orchestra Hradec Králové. Since the creation of the Czech Republic (January 1, 1993), the orchestra has the name of the Philharmonic Orchestra Hradec Králové, expressing historical continuity extending through the Sokol Philharmonic in Hradec Králové (1921-65) to the Philharmonic Unity in the City since 1887. An important period of artistic flourishing of the body Associated with the name of prof. František Vajnar, who worked as Chief Conductor with the orchestra continuously from 1991 until 2001, when he was appointed Honorary Chief Conductor of the Ensemble. In the years 2001-2012 he was Chief Conductor Ondřej Kukal.

From the 2012-2013 season is the FHK Chief Executive Andreas Sebastian Weiser. FHK performed at the stages of major concert halls in Europe (Grosser Musikvereinssaal in Vienna, Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Victoria Hall in Geneva, Queen Elizabeth Hall in Antwerp etc.), performed in Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Switzerland.
The achieved interpretative quality of the orchestra is documented by CDs for Czech and foreign companies or for Czech Radio. FHK performs at major festivals (Smetana's Litomyšl International Opera Festival, International Music Festival Janacek Hukvaldy, etc.). Since 2005, together with Czech Radio Vltava, has been the organizer of the unique Hradec Králové Music Forum, where she performed the Czech premiere of the works of Schnittke, Penderecký, Henze, Kančeli, Gubajdulina, Corigliana ad. All concerts of the Music Forum are regularly broadcast live by the Czech Radio Vltava.