Radek Baborak

Horn player and conductor Radek Baborák (*1976) is one of the most illustrious figures on the classical music scene. In his solo career spanning more than 25 years, his extraordinary musicality and craftsmanship have captivated audiences in the most important cultural centres around the world. He has collaborated with world’s foremost conductors, including Daniel Barenboim, Simon Rattle, John Eliot Gardiner, Roger Norrington, Jiří Bělohlávek, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Naame Järvi and Seiji Ozawa. From a young age, he has served as principal horn with Czech and international orchestras, including the Prague Chamber Philharmonic, the Czech Philharmonic, the Munich Philharmonic and, between 2003 and 2010, the Berlin Philharmonic. He has performed as a soloist with prestigious ensembles such as the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic, the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, the Tonkünstler Orchestra in Vienna, Mozarteum Salzburg, and a number of orchestras in Asia. Besides his solo career, he has been dedicating himself mostly to conducting and, since 2010, to chamber music projects with his own ensembles, the Baborák Ensemble, Orquestrina Baborák, Prague Chamber Soloists and Czech Sinfonietta. Baborák’s recordings have been released by EMI Classic, Sony Classic, Supraphon, Octavia Records, Animal Music and Hänsler Classic.