The Czech Philharmonic is the leading Czech symphony orchestra, based at the Rudolfinum in Prague, where it gave its first concert on 4 January 1896 under Antonín Dvořák. It ranks among the world's foremost orchestras - Gramophone readers voted it Orchestra of the Year 2024, and BBC Music Magazine gave it the 2025 Orchestral Award for its recording of Smetana's Má vlast. Semyon Bychkov has served as chief conductor since the 2018/2019 season; Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša will succeed him from 2028/2029.
The Czech Philharmonic will enter its 131st season (2026/2027) under the direction of Semyon Bychkov with more than 20 international concerts and resident artist Janine Jansen.
The Czech Philharmonic announced that from the 2028/2029 season, Jakub Hrůša will become its new chief conductor and music director, succeeding Semyon Bychkov after his tenth season.
The recording of Smetana's Má vlast with Bychkov, released in March 2024 on Pentatone, won the BBC Music Magazine 2025 Orchestral Award.
Readers of Gramophone magazine voted the Czech Philharmonic as Orchestra of the Year 2024.
As part of the 2025 Asian tour, the orchestra performed in Seoul, Daegu, Nagoya, Tokyo, Niigata, Osaka, and Yokohama; in Japan, it has already given a total of 373 concerts.
The Czech Philharmonic closes its season with an open-air concert conducted by Alen Altınoğlu and featuring pianist Marek Kozák.
Elementary music school students perform alongside Czech Philharmonic musicians in a classical concert at Rudolfinum.
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The 10th anniversary ZUŠ Open festival showcases talents from basic art schools across the Czech Republic through concerts, exhibitions and theatre performances at hundreds of venues nationwide.
