Slovak Philharmonic Choir

Half a century of intensive artistic activity has made the Slovak Philharmonic Choir an ensemble of outstanding quality, one of the leading such ensembles in Europe. There have been collaborations with many world-famous conductors, including Claudio Abbado, Jean Claude Casadesus, James Conlon, Dean Dixon, János Ferencsik, Riccardo Chailly, Zdenik Košler, Ondrej Lenárd, Alain Lombard, Lorin Maazel, Kurt Masur, Zubin Mehta, Antonio Pedrotti, Libor Pešek, Ludivít Rajter, Karl Richter, Pinchas Steinberg, Hans Swarowsky, Václav Talich, and Christoph von Dohnányi.

In addition to performances at home the choir has appeared in most European countries, as well as in Morocco, Turkey, and Japan. There has been collaboration with many renowned international symphony orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, London Philharmonic, and Israel Philharmonic Orchestras, and the Orchestre de Paris. The Slovak Philharmonic Choir has also appeared at important international music festivals, including those of Vienna, Salzburg, Prague, Perugia, Edinburgh, Berlin, Athens, Madrid, Paris, and Munich. There have been many recordings for Slovak and international television and radio stations, as well as for leading record companies, including Opus, Supraphon (Liszt’s The Legend of St Elizabeth – 1974 Paris Grand Prix du Disque award), Deutsche Grammophon, Hungaroton, Sony, Marco Polo, Naxos, Nuova Era, and Decca.