Czech Philharmonic nominated for Orchestra of the Year by BBC Music Magazine
Czechia's leading symphony orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic, has been nominated for Orchestra of the Year by the prestigious BBC Music Magazine. The result will be decided in a public vote held on the magazine's website until the end of February. The orchestra led by chief conductor Semyon Byčkov was shortlisted thanks to its recording of Bedřich Smetana's My Country, released by Pentatone last March on the occasion of the Year of Czech Music. Last autumn, the Czech Philharmonic was named Orchestra of the Year at the Gramophone Classical Music Awards in London.