Jiří Bělohlávek

Conductor Jirí Belohlávek has fashioned an effective international profession in both concert hall and on the operatic stage. While he is becoming recognized with Czech repertory, specially the functions of Smetana, Dvorák, Janácek, Suk, Martinu, Ostrcil, and Fibich, he offers conducted a reasonably wide range of additional repertory, consuming compositions by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Wagner, Verdi, Mahler, Ravel, Puccini, Busoni, and many more. He has offered in prestigious articles with main orchestras, like the Czech Philharmonic, Brno Condition Philharmonic, Prague Symphony, and BBC Symphony Orchestra. He in addition has founded an orchestra, the Prague Philharmonia, an ensemble he offers regularly carried out and with whom he offers made twelve roughly recordings. Belohlávek is well known for his capability to accomplish effective amounts in the orchestral audio fabric, aswell as for accuracy and a feeling for not really imposing eccentricity or waywardness in the rating. Belohlávek has made an appearance on a lot more than 80 recordings pass on over a number of brands, including Supraphon, DG, Chandos, Warner Classics, Harmonia Mundi, Arthaus Musik, and Eurodisc. Jirí Belohlávek was created in Prague on Feb 24, 1946. He examined cello in early stages and enrolled on the Prague Conservatory with the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague for research in both cello and performing. His most significant conducting instructor was Sergiu Celibidache, whom he aided for just two years in Stockholm, where Celibidache was conductor from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Belohlávek captured 1st prize in the 1970 Czech Country wide Performing Competition and experienced an impressive displaying in the finals from the Karajan International Competition the next year. Through the competition years, Belohlávek offered as an associate conductor for the Czech Philharmonic (1970-1972). From 1972-1978 he carried out the Brno Condition Philharmonic, and from 1978-1989 he offered as main conductor from the Prague Symphony Orchestra. From the first ’80s Belohlávek was internationally dynamic like a freelance conductor, debuting in a variety of locales across European countries, and in Toronto (1982) and Wales (1987). Belohlávek been successful Vaclav Neumann as conductor from the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, providing from 1990-1992. In 1994 Belohlávek founded the Prague Philharmonia and the next 12 months was appointed primary guest conductor from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, providing until 2000. Belohlávek debuted in the Met in 2004 with Janácek’s Káta Kabanová. In 2005 Belohlávek was appointed main conductor of BBC Symphony Orchestra. Among Belohlávek’s newer recordings may be the 2008 Dvd and blu-ray on Arthaus Musik of Dvorák’s Symphony No. 7.