The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, founded in 1969, recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary as one of the eminent orchestras in the Czech Republic.
Recording & Production
Ekaterina Litvintseva's live recordings of piano concertos by Mozart, Chopin, and Brahms were praised for their transparency and lightness, avoiding expressive virtuosity and exaggerated pathos.
Performer Biography
Pianist Ekaterina Litvintseva spent her childhood in the Arctic Circle, which she credits with shaping her pianistic sense of clarity, structure, and color.
Performer Biography
Vahan Mardirossian, the conductor, has a flourishing career as both a conductor and a piano soloist, often conducting concertos from the keyboard.
Performer Biography
Ekaterina Litvintseva's musical development followed an unconventional path, learning piano with unforced spontaneity in her local music school in Anadyr, Russia, before formal studies.
Composer Biography
Frédéric Chopin developed a lifelong ambivalence and suspicion towards publishers after not receiving payment for the publication of his 'Là ci darem la mano' varié, Op.2.
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