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Prague Philharmonic Chorus

The Prague Philharmonic Chorus (formerly Czech Philharmonic Chorus) is one of the worldÂs most prominent and highly regarded choral bodies. Founded as the Czech Choir in 1935 by the opera singer and director Jan KÃŒhn, the ensemble was originally affiliated with Czechoslovak Radio; in 1953 it was integrated with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Under KÃŒhnÂs successors, Josef Veselka, VeselkaÂs pupil LubomÃr MÃ¡tl, and Jaroslav Brych, the choir has developed into a fully professional ensemble and assumed an important role on the international concert scene. It has collaborated with such renowned conductors as Erich Kleiber, Hermann Scherchen, George Szell, Karl BÃ¶hm, Rafael KubelÃk, VÃ¡clav Neumann, Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Kurt Masur, Charles Dutoit, Riccardo Muti, Riccardo Chailly, Claudio Abbado, Christoph von DohnÃ¡nyi, David Zinman, Sir Simon Rattle, and Sir Charles Mackerras. Independent since 1990, the choir now performs and records regularly with the worldÂs great orchestras, including the Berlin, Vienna, and Israel philharmonics, the Royal ConcertgebouwÂand, of course, the Czech

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Discography

DVORAK: Stabat Mater / Psalm 149	INTRODUCING THE WORLD OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSIC	MESSA PER ROSSINI
MILHAUD: Service Sacre	SHOSTAKOVICH, D: Symphonies Nos. 1, 3 (Cologne Gurzenich Orchestra, Kitaenko)	SHOSTAKOVICH, D: Symphonies Nos. 2, 5 (Cologne Gurzenich Orchestra, Kitaenko)
SHOSTAKOVICH, D: Symphony No. 13 (Cologne Gurzenich Orchestra, Kitaenko)	TOCH: Cantata of the Bitter Herbs / Jephta