1971 - 2009

The Bratislava City Choir is one of the best-known major choirs in Slovakia. It was established in 1971 by the City Cultural Centre in Bratislava under the name Bratislava Chamber Choir. In 1979 it was renamed Bratislava City Choir (in Slovák: Spevácky zbor mesta Bratislavy).   The conductor and artistic leader of the choir is Assoc. Prof. Mgr.Ladislav Holásek, an outstanding and experienced expert in choral singing, who for more than 20 years was the choir-master of the Slovak National Theatre.   Bratislava City Choir is a universal body which has mastered equally well both a cappella style and vocal-instrumental compositions. Several valuable achievements at music festivals abroad illustrate the a cappella capabilities of the choir. Cooperation with outstanding domestic and foreign conductors and orchestras is very rich and highly appreciated. This can be documented by many performances at music festivals all over Europe. The Choir makes regular apperances at the most significant international event in Slovakia - The Bratislava Music Festival.   The repertoire of the Choir is very wide. It contains over-for oratorios, masses and cantatas (131) by composers of all styles and epochs, as well as several contemporary works. The repertoire for a cappella performances includes more than 299 works of renaissance and baroque periods, choral compositions of classicism nad romanticism. The repertoire also includes a large number of works of 20 th century composers. The choir has recorded 95 a cappella works in radio, 11 programmes in Slovak television, published 12 CD and 6 LP and singles.   The Choir is very flexible regarding the number of singers, ranging from a chamber formation up to large choirs. The Choir performances are positively appreciated both by the audience and the critics because of their high artistic value.