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THE FOERSTER FEMALE CHAMBER CHOIRHISTORY |
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FOUNDERS OF THE CHOIR: |
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R u d o l f Z e m a n conductor 1975 - 1995 |
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L i b u š e K r e j č o v á conductor 1975 - 1988 |
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D a g m a r S o u č k o v á voice and artistic advisor 1975 - 2005 |
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FORMER CONDUCTORS OF THE CHOIR: |
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Z d e n ě k Š u l c 1988 - 1995 |
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J a n a V e v e r k o v á 1995 - 1999 |
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L u k á š V a s i l e k 1998 – 2009 Head choirmaster of Prague Philharmonic Choir |
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COOPERATION WITH THE FAMOUS ARTISTS: |
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| Conductors | Jiří Bělohlávek,
Stanislav Bogunia, Jiří Kolář, Miroslav Košler, Pavel Kühn,
Zdeněk Lukáš, Lubomír Mátl, Václav Mazáček |
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| Soloists | Dana Burešová, Monika Brychtová, Mária Haan, Michiyo Keiko, Jiřina Marková, Tereza Mátlová, Nadia Petrenko, Eliška Toperczerová, Pavla Vykopalová, Helena Zachatová-Janečková (sopranos); Kateřina Jalovcová, Stanislava Moravová, Oldřiška Musilová, Jana Sýkorová, Lenka Šmídová, Jana Tetourová (contraltos); Beno Blachut, Aleš Briscein, Jaroslav Březina, Václav Lemberk, Martin Šrejma (tenors); Daniel Hůlka, Roman Janál, Vratislav Kříž, Ivan Kusnjer, Petr Matuzsek (baryton); Eduard Haken, Tomáš Jindra, Radek Krejčí, Zdeněk Plech, Miloslav Podskalský, Jiří Sulženko, Vojtěch Šafařík (basses) |
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| Recitation | Otakar Brousek, Eduard Cupák, Radovan Lukavský, Miroslav Moravec, Rudolf Pellar, Pavel Soukup, Petr Štěpánek |
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| Instrumental accompaniment | Bohuslav Matoušek, Viktor Mazáček, Ivan Štraus, Jan Valta (violin); Jana Boušková, Hana Müllerová – Jouzová, Ivana Pokorná, Magdaléna Spitzerová (harp); František Kimel (oboe); Jindřich Kolář, Tomáš Kolář (horn); Miroslav Kejmar, Karel Palowski, Marek Zvolánek (trumpet) Ludmila Čermáková, Stanislav Gallin, Václav Mácha, Lenka Navrátilová, Jaroslav Šaroun (piano); Pavel Černý, Jan Hora, Jakub Janšta, Jan Kalfus, Josef Kšica, Václav Rabas, Milan Šlechta (organ); Miroslav Kejmar ml., Daniel Mikolášek (tympani) |
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| Instrumental ensembles | Wind quintet Academia, Quartet Herold, The Chamber Orchestra of the Dvořák Region, Martinů Quartet, Quartet Wihanov |
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CONCERT TOURS ABROAD: |
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| 1979 | Germany |  |
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| 1980 | Switzerland | ||
| 1982 | Switzerland | ||
| 1984 | Hungary | ||
| 1985 | Italy, Switzerland | ||
| 1986 | Poland | ||
| 1987 |
1. Ireland, Great Britain, Belgium, Germany 2. Italy, Austria |
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| 1988 | Hungary | ||
| 1989 | Italy | ||
| 1990 | Spain, France | ||
| 1991 | Switzerland | ||
| 1993 | Switzerland | ||
| 1995 | Germany | ||
| 1996 | Belgium | 
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| 1997 | Germany | ||
| 1998 | Germany | ||
| 1999 | Germany | ||
| 2000 | Italy | ||
| 2001 | Germany | ||
| 2003 | Lithuania, Poland | ||
| 2004 | Spain | ||
| 2006 | Austria | ||
| 2007 | Norway, Sweden, Denmark | ||
| 2008 | Italy |
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| 2009 | Estonia, Finland, Latvia | ||
| 2010 | Croatia | ||
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CHOIR COMPETITIONS: |
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1986 | Jihlava - Czech Republic | 1st Prize |
| 1987 | Cork - Ireland | 1st Prize | |
| 1988 | Prague - Czech Republic | Golden Zone | |
| 1988 | Debrecen - Hungary | 3rd Prize | |
| 1989 | Arezzo - Italy | 4th Prize | |
| 1990 | Tolosa - Spain | 4th Prize | |
| 1993 | Hradec Králové - Czech Republic | 2nd Prize | |
| 1993 | Neuchâtel - Switzerland | 1st Prize, Audience Prize | |
| 1994 | Jihlava - Czech Republic | 1st Prize | |
| 1994 | Prague - Czech Republic | 1st Prize | |
| 1996 | Maasmechelen - Belgium | 3rd Prize | |
| 1997 | Prague - Czech Republic | 1st Prize | |
| 1998 | Zwickau - Germany | 1st Prize | |
| 2001 | Lindenholzhausen - Germany | Golden Zone | |
| 2003 | Klaipeda - Lithuania | 1st Prize, Grand prix, two special awards for interpretation | |
| 2004 | Tolosa - Spain | 4th and 5th Prize | |
| 2006 | Vienne - Austria | 1st Prize, Grand prix | |
| 2008 | Lido di Jesolo - Italy | 1st Prize, Grand prix, special awards for interpretation | |
| 2009 | Tallin - Estonie | 4th Prize | |