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Czech Philharmonic is nominated for the Orchestra of the Year 2025 award


After winning the Gramophone magazine’s Orchestra of the Year award in 2024, the Czech Philharmonic has now been nominated for the same honor in the prestigious BBC Music Magazine Awards. And you can help decide the winner!

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The Czech Philharmonic, under the baton of Semyon Bychkov, made it to the shortlist thanks to its recording of Smetana’s Má vlast, released by Pentatone last March to mark the Year of Czech Music.

“This take on Smetana’s six-part portrait of his beloved Bohemia was a highlight release during the composer’s bicentennial year. Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic poured their hearts into the performance.”

— BBC Music Magazine

As part of the Year of Czech Music 2024, the Czech Philharmonic released three more albums with Pentatone alongside Má vlast.

In June, a recording of songs by Antonín Dvořák, Bohuslav Martinů, and Gideon Klein was released, performed by mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená under the baton of principal guest conductor Sir Simon Rattle. September saw Bychkov’s interpretation of three of Dvořák’s greatest symphonies and concert overtures, followed in November by Legends and Slavonic Rhapsodies, recorded with the orchestra and Tomáš Netopil.

Experience the beauty of these recordings for yourself. You can find all the albums, along with audio samples, on the Czech Philharmonic’s e-shop.

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