Orchestras

Throughout his career, Jiří Bělohlávek conducted an unimaginable number of 3820 concerts and worked with 223 orchestras from 6 continents.

Browse through the astounding numbers!

The statistical data compiled, published and shared by Alexander Goldscheider © Citing from his book Jiří Bělohlávek: A Life in Pictures. [ 1 ]

Czech Philharmonic

794	Number of concerts with the ensemble
1970	Debut concert	9 June, Smetana Hall at the Municipal House in Prague
2017	Last concert	5 May, Dvořák Hall at Rudolfinum, Prague
1973–1981	Permanent Guest Conductor
1981–1990	Permanent Conductor
1990–1992	Chief Conductor
2012–2017	Chief Conductor

Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK

575	Number of concerts with the ensemble
1970	Debut concert	11 March, Smetana Hall at the Municipal House in Prague
2010	Last performance	8 April, Smetana Hall at the Municipal House in Prague
1977–1989	Chief Conductor

PKF – Prague Philharmonia

312	Number of concerts with the ensemble
1994	Debut concert	24 September, Žofín, Prague
2017	Last performance	7 May, Tyl House, Polička
1994–2004	Chief conductor

BBC Symphony Orchestra

216	Number of concerts with the ensemble
1995	Debut concert	28 January, Maida Vale Studio 1, London
2017	Last performance	13 April, Barbican Concert Hall, London
2006–2012	Chief conductor
1995–2000	Principal Guest Conductor

Brno Philharmonic Orchestra (State Philharmonic Orchestra Brno)

177	Number of concerts with the ensemble
1972	Debut concert	1 January, Besední dům, Brno
2005	Last performance	12 May, Janáček Theatre, Brno
1973–1978	Permanent Conductor

National Theatre in Prague Orchestra

148	Number of concerts with the ensemble
1984	Debut performance	26 January, Smetana Theatre, Prague
2009	Last performance	29 October, National Theatre, Prague
9	Number of opera productions

And 1,598 concerts with 217 orchestras

Number of concerts Orchestra

79	Japan PO Tokyo
67	Toronto SO
60	London PO
52	NHK SO Tokyo
46	Orchestra Puellarum Pragensis
42	Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin
40	Dresdner Philharmonie
39	Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
33	State Opera in Prague Orchestra
32	National SO (Washington)
29	Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
28	Vinohrady Theatre Orchestra
27	Münchner Philharmoniker
27	Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
26	Rotterdam PO
23	Czechoslovak Orchestra of Young Philharmonic Players at AUS
21	Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
21	St. Louis SO
21	Staatskapelle Dresden
18	Berliner Philharmoniker
18	Indianapolis SO
17	San Francisco SO
17	Wiener Symphoniker
16	Detroit SO
15	State Philharmonic Orchestra Košice
14	Dallas SO
14	Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
14	Symphony Orchestra of the Prague Conservatoire
13	Bamberger Symphoniker
13	Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra
13	Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
12	Houston Symphony
12	NDR Sinfonieorchester
12	San Francisco Opera
12	Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
11	BBC Philharmonic
11	Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester (nyní Konzerthausorchester)
11	Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
11	Finnish National Opera Orchestra
11	Opera Orchestra, Janáček Theatre in Brno
11	Orquesta titular del Teatro Real (Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid)
11	Sydney SO
11	Verbier Festival Orchestra
10	Atlanta SO
10	Minnesota Orchestra
10	New York Philharmonic
10	Orchestre de l´Opéra national de Paris
10	Philadelphia Orchestra
10	Philharmonia Orchestra
10	Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
9	Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
9	Philharmonia Zürich
9	Seattle Symphony
8	Orchestr AMU Praha
8	East-Bohemian State Chamber Orchestra
8	Göteborgs Symfoniker
8	Helsinki PO
8	International Youth Philharmonic
8	New Czech Chamber Orchestra
8	Osaka PO
8	Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
8	Staatskapelle Berlin
7	Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
7	Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava
7	Melbourne SO
7	ROH Covent Garden
7	Washington National Opera
6	Boston SO
6	Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (dříve RIAS)
6	Filarmonica de Stat Tîrgu Mureș
6	Hong Kong PO
6	Internationales Jugend-Kammerorchester
6	Orquesta Nacional de Espaňa
6	Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt (nyní HR-Sinfonieorchester)
6	Sinfonieorchester Basel
6	Slovenian PO
6	Virtuosi di Praga
5	Baltimore SO
5	City of Birmingham SO
5	Hungarian National PO
5	ÚKDDS Chamber Orchestra Prague
5	Orchestre philharmonique du Luxembourg
5	Chamber Orchestra of the Prague Conservatoire
5	Rochester PO
5	Wiener Staatsoper
4	BBC National Orchestra of Wales
4	Cleveland Orchestra
4	Česká komorní filharmonie Pardubice (Czech Chamber Philharmonic Pardubice)
4	Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
4	Hague Philharmonic
4	Kansas City Symphony
4	London SO
4	Los Angeles Philharmonic
4	Mecklenburgische Staatskapelle
4	Moravian Philharmonic Olomouc
4	National Youth Orchestra of GB
4	Orchestr Komorní zpěvohry Praha (Chamber Music Theatre Orchestra, Prague)
4	Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
4	Oslo PO
4	Royal Scottish National Orchestra
4	WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
3	Adelaide SO
3	Denver SO
3	Dvořák Chamber Orchestra
3	Essener Philharmoniker
3	Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
3	Hallesche Philharmonie
3	Komorní ansámbl Karla Strože (Karel Strož Chamber Ensemble)
3	Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
3	Malaysian PO
3	National Arts Centre Orchestra
3	Orchestra Ciutat de Barcelona
3	Orchestre National de France
3	Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona
3	Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
3	Schweizerisches Festspielorchester
3	Städtisches Orchester Chemnitz (Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie)
3	String Quartet (name unknown)
3	Středočeská filharmonie mladých (Central Bohemian Youth Philharmonic)
3	Sukův komorní orchestr (Suk Chamber Orchestra)
2	Academy of St.Martin in the Fields
2	Orchestr AMU a Orchestr Státní opery Prahy
2	Armenian PO
2	Badische Staatskapelle
2	Bayerisches Staatsorchester
2	Berner Symphonieorchester
2	Bournemouth SO
2	Bremer Philharmoniker
2	Orchestr rozhlasového operního studia Praha
2	BRT PO (Brussels Philharmonic)
2	Budapest Festival Orchestra
2	Canticum Pragense
2	Středočeský symfonický orchestr (Central Bohemian Symphony Orchestra)
2	Cincinnati SO
2	Cumhurbaşkanlığı Senfoni Orkestrası (Presidential SO)
2	Čeští komorní sólisté (Czech Chamber Soloists)
2	Dartington Festival Orchestra
2	Ensemble der 'Tage der neuen Musik'
2	Filharmonie Bohuslava Martinů Zlín (dříve Státní symfonický orchestr Gottwaldov)
2	Filharmonia Pomorska
2	Helsingborgs symfoniorkester
2	Hungarian SO Miskolc
2	China PO
2	Jerusalem SO
2	Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
2	Musici de Praga
2	Orchestra della Svizzera italiana
2	Orchestre de Paris
2	Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
2	Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
2	Pittsburgh SO
2	Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
2	Pražský komorní orchestr (Prague Chamber Orchestra)
2	Royal Stockholm PO
2	Rundfunkorchester Hannover (NDR Radiophilharmonie)
2	Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchester
2	Staatsorchester Stuttgart
2	Tampere PO
2	Tatarstan State SO
2	Toronto SO (chamber)
2	Vienna Radio SO (ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien)
2	Warsaw National PO
2	Západočeský symfonický orchestr (West-Bohemian Symphonic Orchestra)
2	Wrocław Philharmonic
2	Yaroslavl SO
1	55 Cello players
1	Akademičtí komorní sólisté Praha (Academic Chamber Soloists Prague)
1	Akademie sv. Václava v Pasekách (St. Václav Academy, Paseky)
1	Beethoven Orchester Bonn
1	Bergen PO
1	Bolshoi Academic SO
1	Bolshoi Theatre SO
1	Budapest SO
1	Collegium Camerale Pragense
1	Copenhagen PO
1	Orchestr České televize (Czech TV Orchestra)
1	Giovani Virtuosi Da Camera
1	Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra
1	Guildhall Chamber Orchestra
1	Chamber Orchestra Anglia
1	Chamber Orchestra of Europe
1	Komorní smyčcový orchestr Filharmonie Brno (Brno Philharmonic Chamber String Orchestra)
1	Lahti SO
1	Orchestr LŠU
1	MÁV Symphoniker
1	MDR Sinfonieorchester
1	Moscow State SO
1	Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
1	ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
1	Orchester der Deutschen Oper
1	Orchestr Mladých (Youth Orchestra)
1	Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI
1	Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
1	Orquesta de Valencia
1	Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia
1	Philharmonisches Orchester der Stadt Nürnberg
1	Pilsen Radio Orchestra
1	Portuguese National Radio SO
1	Pražský vysokoškolský symfonický orchestr (Prague University Symphony Orchestra)
1	Chamber Wind Ensemble of the Prague Conservatoire
1	Wind Ensemble of the Prague Conservatoire
1	Prague Chamber Soloists
1	Prague Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble
1	Prague Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra
1	Shanghai SO
1	Sinfonieorchester des Südwestfunks
1	Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
1	Sofia PO
1	Student Philharmonic
1	Symphony Players
1	Tasmanian SO
1	Prague Technical University Ensemble
1	USSR State Radio
1	USSR State SO

Main sources

1.GOLDSCHEIDER, Alexander: Jiří Bělohlávek: A Life in Pictures. 2017. Kniha na více než 600 fotografiích a 160 stránkách dokumentuje celoživotní dráhu Jiřího Bělohlávka s použitím tisíců unikátních statistických údajů. Available online