The leading Czech violinist and patron of the world’s oldest violin competition for under-sixteens will lead a gala concert in Prague on April 25th, featuring a gathering of competition laureates.
Pavel Sporcl – Gala concert in Prague
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Pavel Šporcl recorded the world premiere of the long-lost violin concerto by Jan Kubelik!
Violinist-composer Jan Kubelik, father of conductor Rafael Kubelik, was one of the world’s biggest music celebrities, then faded into obscurity with the outbreak of war. Pavel Šporcl recorded it as a world premiere. Below is the live performance from Smetana Hall with Prague Symphony Orchestra and Tomas Brauner.
« Homage to Jan Kubelik » – Pavel Sporcl’s new CD
Pavel Sporcl’s records long-lost violin concerto by forgotten violinist Jan Kubelik in « Homage To Jan Kubelik’ with Prague Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Tomas Brauner. It comprises the world premiere recording of Jan Kubelik’s Violin Concerto No.1 and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Violinist-composer Jan Kubelik, father of the conductor Rafael Kubelik, was one of […]
MDR Symphony Orchestra Leipzig and Pavel Šporcl
« Out of this world…It has been a long time since the audience were as enthusiastic as at this concert…the Czech star violinist Pavel Sporcl tore the audience from their seats, cheering…at the cadence of the first movement you could hear a pin drop…the audience were so under his spell, then […]
Pavel Sporcl’s « Paganiniana » in « theartsdesk »
… the Caprice No. 24, performed with a lightness of touch, Šporcl’s flexibility of tempo making the piece sound as if it’s being improvised. To read more click here Read Pavel Šporcl’a First Person for theartsdesk on Paganini and the Czech tradition