Prague Philharmonic Choir

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The Prague Philharmonic Choir (or Chorus), formerly Czech Philharmonic Choir is one of the world’s most prominent and highly regarded choral bodies. Founded as the Czech Choir in 1935 by Pavel Kühn, the ensemble was originally affiliated with Czechoslovak Radio; in 1953 it was integrated with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Under Kühn’s successors, Josef Veselka, Veselka’s pupil Lubomí­r Mátl, and Jaroslav Brych, the choir has developed into a fully professional ensemble and assumed an important role on the international concert scene. Prague Philharmonic Choir was founded in 1935 by an opera singer and director Jan Kühn (1891-1958) under the name of the Czech Choir, as an ensemble working for the Czechoslovak Radio. In 1953 the body was integrated to the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. After the death of professor Jan Kühn, Maestro Josef Veselka (1910-1992), one of the most experienced Czech choir conductors, took the batton of the PPC. Under his leadership the choir has been developed into a full professional body with the highest artistic niveau and began to act an important role on the international choir scene. Since 1981 the choir has been conducted by Lubomír Mátl (born 1941), Veselka's pupil and former successful chief choir conductor of Slovak Philharmonic Choir. The changes in Czechoslovak society after the so called ‘velvet revolution’ in 1989 has reflected also in the cultural field. From January 1, 1990 the PPC has been detached from the Czech Philharmonic Orc

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