Czech Philharmonic Orchestra - Czech Chamber Music Society

Czech Chamber Music Society (CCMS) was founded in 1894 in Prague. In the autumn 2008 it will starts its 114th concert season. Over the course of these long years the concert visitors has heard the best what czech music culture and czech interpretive art have brought. The Society has always followed the latest developments in chamber music and its interpretation.
The CCMS concert platform has given preference to czech chamber ensembles sice the very beginning, however, to provide a certain amount of colour and contrast, the Society has also been welcoming foreign performer since its early days. This tradition was halted for a while after 1948, but has been re-introduced it in recent years.
One of the priorities of the CCMS is the presentation of contemporary czech works, including their premieres, which are often commissioned by the Society itself. Another priority is to care about young talented musicians. Every year the Czech Chamber Music Society awards the Czech Chamber Music Society Prize. The Prize is allotted to a young, promising chamber ensemble. This distinction brings the ensemble prestige and material support. Every year a commission comprised of musical specialists evaluates quartets, trios, duos and individual players. It is possible to name at least two young string quartets, today world-famous the Wihan Quartet and Škampa Quartet who have received this prize in recent years.
To other prize winners belong:
Kateřina Englichová (harp); 2000
Herold Quartet represented by Petr Zdvihal (1st violin), Jan Valta (2nd violin), Karel Untermüller (viola), David Havelík (cello); 2001
Trio ArteMiss represented by Veronika Jirů (violin), Alžběta Michalová (cello), Jana Vychodilová (piano); 2002
Bennewitz Quartet represented by Jiří Němeček (1st violin), Štěpán Ježek (2nd violin), Jiří Pinkas (viola), Štěpán Doležal (cello); 2004
Penguin Quartet represented by František Souček (1st violin), Petr Střížek (2nd violin), Petr Holman (viola), Vladimír Fortin (cello); 2005
Pavel Haas Quartet represented by Veronika Jarůšková (1st violin), Kateřina Gemrotová (2nd violin), Pavel Nikl (viola), Peter Jarůšek (violoncello); 2006
Trio concertino represented by Ivo Kahánek (piano), Jan Fišer (housle), Tomáš Jamník (violoncello); 2007
Graffe Quartet Brno represented by Štěpán Graffe (1st violin), Lukáš Bednařík (2nd violin), Michal Hreňo (violoncello), Lukáš Cybulski (viola); 2008

Czech Chamber Music Society

Laureate of the Czech Chamber Music Society for the year 2008

Laureate of the Czech Chamber
Music Society for the year 2008