THE CZĘSTOCHOWA PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

First official symphonic concert took place in March 1945 - the orchestra was the second one in the post-war Poland. In 1965 the orchestra moved to its new seat, and has been residing there till now. From this time to Częstochowa have come renowned musicians, conductors and foreign orchestras. Besides symphonic concerts, chamber music concerts, education ones, the orchestra was a host and an organizer of the following music festivals: The Polish Violin Festival, Jeunesses Musicales “Pro Musica”, The Youth Music Festival and “Ars Chori”. First two of them was continued for years. In 1976 when The Voivodeship of Częstochowa started exist and the orchestra got name The Philharmonic then there was more number and forms of concerts. Almost every kind of music was played: oratorio and cantata mastepieces, symphonic, popular, chamber music as well as recitals. Musicians of the orchestra played also in small esembles. The Częstochowa Orchestra ensemble many times  participated in the festivals organized by Philharmonics: Częstochowa Guitar Meetings and Traditional Jazz Festival “Hot Jazz Spring”. It always takes part in the Bronisław Huberman Violin Festival. Besides our activity in concerting in our concert halls the orchestra is also invited to many festivals concert tours in Poland and abroad to: Italy, Spain, Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and South Korea. The Częstochowa Philharmonic Orchestra played during the most important international feasts. The orchestra of The Częstochowa Philharmonic has recorded several CDs and take a part in TV and radio recordings. Since February 2006 Beata Młynarczyk has been the Direktor of the Philharmonic.