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World-renowned architect Steven Holl will visit Ostrava again to lay the foundation stone for the concert hall

06. 6. 24

Ostrava is once again welcoming the world-renowned architect Steven Holl, who returns to the prepared site of the reconstructed House of Culture of the City of Ostrava after almost three […]

The construction of the concert hall will begin this year; the Statutory City of Ostrava has signed a contract with the contractors.

06. 5. 24

The Statutory City of Ostrava has selected the contractor for the future Concert Hall. After analyzing all submitted materials, the project evaluation committee recommended to the city council the contractor […]

We have published the program for the 71st concert season and introduced the future chief conductor of the JPO

03. 5. 24

On May 3, 2024, a press conference was held at the New Town Hall, during which we introduced not only the future chief conductor of the JPO but also the […]

We have released a unique compilation of recordings of Vítězslava Kaprálová’s works

29. 4. 24

We have released a unique collection of recordings of Vítězslava Kaprálová’s complete orchestral works titled Vítězslava Kaprálová – The Completed Orchestral Works. The CD collection was released in collaboration with […]

The chamber ensemble of the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava played in seventeen concert halls across Germany

19. 4. 24

Seventeen concerts in nineteen days and approximately five thousand kilometers traveled. In March, the chamber ensemble from the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, composed of members of the Janáček Chamber Orchestra and […]

Ostrava has selected the contractor for the second phase of the project to renovate the House of Culture of the City of Ostrava and the construction of the concert hall addition

28. 2. 24

The evaluation committee has completed the demanding process of verifying the bids received by the city as part of the public procurement procedure for the second phase of the concert […]

New Year’s concerts of JPO were an exceptional success

09. 2. 24

The entry into the new year was truly extraordinary for the Janáček Philharmonic. On 1 January 1954, it celebrated its 70th birthday, but it also entered the Year of Czech […]

Jan Lisiecki: I try to practice as little as possible

09. 2. 24

Jan Lisiecki, a young twenty-eight-year-old Canadian pianist of Polish descent, will visit Ostrava on 22 January 2024 to perform his programme as part of the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava Piano Recital […]

Sales of the 70th concert season begins

24. 5. 23

Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava (JPO) celebrates 70 years. The world-class orchestra enters the new concert season full of energy and expectations. Although it has already had a year of provisional operation, […]

JPO returned from an extremely successful tour of Japan, returning with success, experience and their own earthquake adventure

11. 5. 23

On Wednesday 10 May, the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava (JPO) returned from an extremely successful tour of Japan. During almost two weeks, the orchestra played nine concerts there together with Czech […]