Česká filharmonie

Aliases: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Country: Czech Republic
Comments: Symphony orchestra based in Prague. The orchestra's principal concert venue is the Rudolfinum on Jan Palach Square in the Old Town. The name "Czech Philharmonic Orchestra" appeared for the first time in 1894 as the title of the orchestra of the Prague National Theatre. It played its first concert under its current name on January 4, 1896 when Antonín Dvořák conducted his own compositions, but it did not become fully independent from the opera until 1901.