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New album "Britten" recorded with Martinů Voices is coming soon! Out on November 24th! ✨
Lukáš Vasilek is one of the foremost Czech choir conductors. Apart from being the artistic director of Martinů Voices ensemble since its foundation in 2010, he is the chief conductor of Prague Philharmonic Choir and has collaborated, among others, with Jiří Bělohlávek, Sir Simon Rattle, Semyon Bychkov, Manfred Honeck, Gianandrea Noseda, Jakub Hrůša, Fabio Luisi and world-renowned orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic and Vienna Symphonic. In recent years, he has systematically devoted himself to the recording of Bohuslav Martinů’s choral works. Albums featuring Martinů’s cantatas (with the Prague Philharmonic Choir) and madrigals (with the Martinů Voices), released in 2016 and 2018 respectively, met with great international critical acclaim and received prestigious accolades from Gramophone (Editor’s Choice for both discs), the BBC Music Magazine (Choral & Song Choice for the cantatas) and Diapason (Diapason d’Or for Madrigals). The recording of Martinů’s cantatas was also nominated for the BBC Music Magazine Awards 2018. Since 2021, he has been teaching choir conducting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. The following year, he was invited to be the guest conductor of the French choir Accentus. In 2023, Vasilek achieved great success as a conductor of Britten’s War Requiem performed with the Czech Philharmonic, PKF – Prague Philharmonia, Prague Philharmonic Choir, members of Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, and an international trio of soloists. www.lukasvasilek.cz
