Film Symphony Orchestra
Filmový Symfonický orchestr (abbreviated FISYO; Czech; international English name: Film Symphony Orchestra, but mainly Czech Symphony Orchestra; German: Film Symphony Orchestra and Czech Symphony Orchestra ) is a Czech symphony orchestra from Prague.
History
The Filmový Symfonický orchestr was founded on the initiative of František trombonist Sedlacek, an orchestra of Barrandov film studios on June 1, 1943 in Prague. The ensemble of about 60 members received in the immediate vicinity of the former German house on the Ve Smečkách 22, a recording studio and location where historic recordings were performed. First chief conductor of the ensemble was Karel Nowakowski, the post of second conductor took over as the first Jindřich Bubeníček. His first concert performance was the orchestra on January 20, 1946 under the direction of Otakar Pařík. In 1945, the orchestra of the former Czechoslovakia was nationalized and was named Filmový orchestr Symfonický. Financed by government agents took the orchestra in the following years on music of all styles for 5000 Czechoslovak and international film productions. The latter commitment began in 1965 and were in addition to countries in Europe was also produced for the U.S., Canada and Japan. In addition to its main studio work, the orchestra gave regular performances with classical concert program, started on the factory floor to the Laterna magika. The orchestra has performed with the Ballet of the Soviet State Theatre and led both Czech works of the composer Emil František Burian, Zdenek Liska and Luboš Fiser and international works of uTibor Andrašovan, Angelo Badalamenti and Dav Seltzer on. Furthermore, the orchestra performed at the Prague Spring and the International Music Festival of Contemporary Music in France and was 1964 1975 for outstanding work as well as for special services and won an Emmy Award for the film Agent without a name.
In 1989, the state funding of the orchestra was set from ökonomischischen reasons and dismissed the musicians. In 1991, the orchestra member Jiří Kauder's a private company, FISYO, sro, to finance the ensemble. As one of the first orchestra without government support, the orchestra continued to perform at the Prague Spring on, played the musical Les Misérables - with the also gave hundreds of performances the orchestra - and devoted himself to be the film music. Under the direction of Principal Conductor Koníček Stepan was born in 1993 also the Kammerensembmle Barrandeum.
As of 1991, the orchestra expanded its international activities of studio work on concert tours through Europe, where it appeared as Czech Symphony Orchestra (Czech Symphony Orchestra ). A chamber ensemble of five musicians also went on tour through Europe and the USA with the silent film Erotikon by Gustav Machatý and played the soundtrack of Jan Klusák live demonstration.
Other film productions directed by Czech directors as Věra Chytilová followed. The FISYO s.r.o., positioned itself over the years as providing services forming orchestra for music and film production to the rental of musical accessories.
As a guest conductor Otakar had Jeremiáš, Václav Neumann, Alois Klima, Nikos Mamangakis and Geoffrey Corbett. His chief conductor included: Karel Nowakowski (1943-1944), Otakar parisian (1945-1954), Milivoj Uzelac (1954-1955), Stepan Koníček (1956-1984), Mario Klemens (1989-1991), Stepan Koníček (since 1992 ).