Czech National Symphony Orchestra
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Czech National Symphony Orchestra (ČNSO) is a symphony orchestra
in Prague
in the Czech Republic
. It was established in 1993 by trumpet
player Jan Hasenöhrl. Paul Freeman
has served as the orchestra's music director and principal conductor since 1996.
album På andra sidan drömmarna.
When Lotta Engberg
turned 40 years old in 2003, she went to Prague to record the ballad
Nära livets mening together with the orchestra. The song was included on the 2005 album Kvinna & man
, as the last track .
On 20 August 2003, in a Symphonic Game Music Concert
in Leipzig
, Germany the orchestra became the first act to perform music written for video games live outside Japan.
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It was established in 1993 by trumpet
Trumpet
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
player Jan Hasenöhrl. Paul Freeman
Paul Freeman (conductor)
Paul Freeman is an African American conductor.Born in Richmond, Virginia, Freeman earned bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees from the Eastman School of Music. A Fulbright Scholarship enabled him to study for two years at the Berlin University of the Arts...
has served as the orchestra's music director and principal conductor since 1996.
Czech National Symphony Orchestra in popular music
In 1996, the orchestra played on the Ulf LundellUlf Lundell
Ulf Lundell is a Swedish writer, poet, songwriter, composer, musician and artist....
album På andra sidan drömmarna.
When Lotta Engberg
Lotta Engberg
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turned 40 years old in 2003, she went to Prague to record the ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
Nära livets mening together with the orchestra. The song was included on the 2005 album Kvinna & man
Kvinna & man
Kvinna & man was released on February 23, 2005 and is a studio album from Swedish singer Lotta Engberg, where she together with Jarl Carlsson sings love songs...
, as the last track .
On 20 August 2003, in a Symphonic Game Music Concert
Symphonic Game Music Concert
The Symphonic Game Music Concerts are a series of award-winning, annual German video game music concerts initiated in 2003, notable for being the longest running and the first of their kind outside of Japan...
in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, Germany the orchestra became the first act to perform music written for video games live outside Japan.