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Jakub Hrůša on Smetana's Libuše
28th Oct 2026
To mark a new recording of his compatriot's patriotic opera, released last month on Supraphon and starring Kateřina Kněžíková in the title-role, the Czech conductor discusses how the piece fits into Smetana’s overall operatic output, why it isn’t performed more abroad, and how its nationalistic spirit fed into the composer’s best-known orchestral work, Má vlast.
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Smetana: Libuše
Kateřina Kněžíková (Libuše), Adam Plachetka (Přemysl), Alžběta Poláčková (Krasava), Martin Bárta (Chrudoš), Jan Šťáva (Lutobor), Richard Samek (Šťáhlav), Jiří Brückler (Radovan), Václava Krejčí Housková (Radmila), Czech Philharmonic, Jakub Hrůša
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Jakub Hrůša conducts symphonies by Bohuslav Martinů
15th May 2026
The Czech conductor leads the Bamberger Symphoniker in performances of all six of the symphonies by his compatriot that are full of rhythmic vitality, magical textures, and characterful playing from every section of the orchestra.
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Martinů: The Symphonies
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
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Hans Rott's Symphony in E major from Jakub Hrůša
21st Oct 2022
The Czech conductor and his Bamberg orchestra offer a magnificent account of a work not heard until more than a century after it was written, by a composer described by Gustav Mahler as "the founder of the new symphony".
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Hans Rott: Symphony No. 1
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
