Camerata Philharmonica SlovacaCamerata Philharmonica Slovaca

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart often responded to the musicians of the moment and presented them with charming jewels. His serenades are a kind of "funnier" symphonies, a combination of the new – sonata – and the older – suite – tradition. The circumstances of the composition of his Serenade in B flat major are obscure. The date of the work's first performance is also a mystery. What is clearer, however, is that Mozart is dispensing the joy of music in this time-spanning seven-movement opus. The combination of twelve wind instruments with double bass is a rarity in itself. In 1905, Maurice Ravel was approached by the management of the well-known Parisian harp firm Maison Érard. The subject of the commission was a chamber work in which the firm could present a new type of chromatic harp. Ravel subsequently composed a work in an unusual scoring for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet. This instrumental grouping allowed him to fully realise his extraordinarily rich sonic imagination and his mastery of instrumentation. In 1927, Bohuslav Martinů composed a charming, jazz-themed ballet for clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, violin, cello and piano about the activities of a kitchen utensil. Pots, cutlery and various other utensils come to life and dance period dances. After relocating to Paris, he scored a huge success with the suite from this charming work.

Camerata Philharmonica Slovaca was founded in 2024 on the initiative of Marián Turner, General Director of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra. It is a chamber ensemble with a variable cast, composed of leading instrumental players of the Slovak Philharmonic. The main focus and mission of the chamber association is the promotion and development of joint music-making, associated with the performance of demanding titles of Slovak and world chamber music on our and foreign concert stages.