Photo: Archive of the Pilsen Philharmonic
Less than a year after the establishment of the regional Pilsen Radio station, a 32-member orchestra was founded in February 1946. It was named the Pilsen Radio Orchestra. The ensemble is one of the predecessors of today’s Pilsen Philharmonic.
The orchestra made its first public appearance on 16 April 1946, performing works by Antonín Dvořák and Vítězslav Novák under the baton of its first chief conductor, Gabriel Vágner.
See more here.