Name: Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra
Start: 2025-01-16T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 1051 Main St, The Villages, FL

Performing and continuously growing for 26 years, the Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra has earned an enviable reputation among both Czech and Europe's top symphonic ensembles. Renowned for its versatility, the orchestra annually presents a broad programme ranging from classical music concerts to contemporary genres, film scores, jazz and musicals.
The Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1908, during which the orchestra performed its first concerts under the direction of Bohuslav Martinů. The orchestra is famous for performing the works of Dvorak, Smetana, Martinů, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart and Schubert.
Over the course of its existence, the Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra has developed an extremely extensive and varied repertoire. Focuses mainly on the great composers of world music of the 19th and 20th centuries, however, it also promotes contemporary Czech and world music, as evidenced by the performance of more than 250 new compositions. The orchestra also ranks among the authentic interpreters of the classics of Czech national music culture: Antonín Dvorák, Bedrich Smetana, Leoŝe Janáĉek a Bohuslav Martinů.
The Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra has had legendary composers and conductors including Gustav Mahler, Vítêzslava Kaprálová, Josef Suk, Václav Neumann, Karel Anĉerl, Herbert von Karajan, as well as Michael Gielen, Jean Martinen, Manfred Honeck, Elijahu inbal, and Bela Bartok, to name but a few of the international conductors who have collaborated with the orchestra.
In addition, the soloists that have worked with the orchestra include Elaine Primo, Daniil Trifonov, Hilary Hahn, Ray Chen, Emanuel Ax, Katia and Marielle Labeque, Peter Serkin.
The Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra has a rich discography and performs at major international music festivals at home and abroad. Above all, it is a cultural institution that contributes substantially to the organisation of artistic and concert life in the Czech Republic. It organizes the Czech Dvo&rring;ák festival and the International Organ Festival Olomouc. Its activities also include a range of educational activities for children and young people.
The orchestra will embark on its first United states tour in 2025, in 20 of America's leading cultural centers. Their repertoire will include works from Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Schubert and more.