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Everything the concert archive of the Slovak Philharmonic holds about Slovak music — composers from the Baroque to the present, their works, premieres, recordings you can watch straight from the piece, and CDs. Since 1948.

Most portraits courtesy of the Music Centre Slovakia.

127composers 498works
654performances
91premieres 541pieces to watch 19CD

Most performed Slovak composers

Number of performances of their works in the archive

  1. Eugen Suchoň 50
  2. Alexander Moyzes 45
  3. Ján Cikker 36
  4. Vladimír Godár 35
  5. Ilja Zeljenka 24
  6. Ján Levoslav Bella 21
  7. Ľubica Čekovská 15
  8. Evgeny Irshai 15
  9. Mikuláš Moyzes 14
  10. Peter Breiner 14

Composers by generation

Ordered by year of birth

Baroque and Classicism

born before 1800
ZZ Zachariáš Zarevúcky 1605–1667 4 works · 5 performances JS Johann Sigismund Kusser 1660–1727 2 works · 9 performances GZ Georgius Zrunek 1736–1789 3 works · 9 performances AZ Anton Zimmermann 1741–1781 2 works · 2 performances

Romanticism and National Revival

1800 – 1869
KR Karol Ruppeldt 1840–1909 1 work · 1 performance Ján Levoslav Bella 1843–1936 17 works · 21 performances Štefan Fajnor 1844–1909 4 works · 4 performances ML Miloš Lihovecký 1862–1927 1 work · 1 performance

Founders of Slovak Modernism

1870 – 1909
Mikuláš Moyzes 1872–1944 12 works · 14 performances Viliam Figuš-Bystrý 1875–1937 1 work · 1 performance Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský 1881–1958 9 works · 11 performances Frico Kafenda 1883–1963 3 works · 4 performances ES Ernest Schumera 1883–1962 1 work · 1 performance Alexander Albrecht 1885–1958 9 works · 13 performances Ján Móry 1892–1978 1 work · 1 performance Štefan Németh-Šamorínsky 1896–1975 5 works · 5 performances Michal Vilec 1902–1979 2 works · 2 performances Alexander Moyzes 1906–1984 15 works · 45 performances Ľudovít Rajter 1906–2000 9 works · 11 performances Gejza Dusík 1907–1988 6 works · 9 performances Jozef Grešák 1907–1987 1 work · 1 performance Eugen Suchoň 1908–1993 26 works · 50 performances

The Post-war Generation

1910 – 1939
Ján Cikker 1911–1989 16 works · 36 performances Andrej Očenáš 1911–1995 4 works · 9 performances Šimon Jurovský 1912–1963 3 works · 3 performances Ladislav Holoubek 1913–1994 5 works · 5 performances Dezider Kardoš 1914–1991 9 works · 13 performances Zdenko Mikula 1916–2012 3 works · 3 performances Tibor Andrašovan 1917–2001 1 work · 1 performance Tibor Frešo 1918–1987 3 works · 3 performances Bartolomej Urbanec 1918–1983 1 work · 1 performance Oto Ferenczy 1921–2000 2 works · 3 performances Miloslav Kořínek 1925–1998 1 work · 1 performance Ján Valach 1925–2019 2 works · 5 performances Ján Zimmer 1926–1993 6 works · 6 performances Ladislav Burlas 1927–2024 3 works · 5 performances Ivan Hrušovský 1927–2001 5 works · 5 performances Milan Novák 1927–2021 7 works · 9 performances Zdeněk Macháček 1928–2017 1 work · 8 performances Roman Berger 1930–2020 7 works · 9 performances Pavol Šimai 1930–2020 3 works · 3 performances Miro Bázlik 1931–2024 2 works · 2 performances Ilja Zeljenka 1932–2007 20 works · 24 performances Jozef Malovec 1933–1998 1 work · 1 performance Ladislav Kupkovič 1936–2016 6 works · 10 performances Dušan Martinček 1936–2006 8 works · 9 performances Ivan Parík 1936–2005 2 works · 2 performances Peter Kolman 1937–2022 1 work · 1 performance Tadeáš Salva 1937–1995 2 works · 2 performances

Slovak Avant-garde and Postmodernism

1940 – 1969
Juraj Beneš 1940–2004 5 works · 5 performances AB Alexander Brezina 1940–2004 1 work · 1 performance Vojtech Didi *1940 3 works · 3 performances Jozef Sixta 1940–2007 1 work · 1 performance Ivan Valenta *1940 1 work · 1 performance Juraj Hatrík 1941–2021 5 works · 5 performances Hanuš Domanský 1944–2021 2 works · 2 performances Jozef Podprocký 1944–2021 4 works · 4 performances František Poul *1945 2 works · 2 performances Vladimír Bokes 1946–2024 2 works · 2 performances Igor Dibák 1947–2021 1 work · 2 performances Marián Varga 1947–2017 1 work · 1 performance Peter Cón 1949–1992 1 work · 1 performance Pavol Krška 1949–2025 2 works · 2 performances Evgeny Irshai *1951 15 works · 15 performances Víťazoslav Kubička *1953 2 works · 2 performances Martin Burlas *1955 3 works · 3 performances Vladimír Godár *1956 30 works · 35 performances Iris Szeghy *1956 6 works · 6 performances Peter Breiner *1957 14 works · 14 performances Jozef Kolkovič *1957 2 works · 2 performances Egon Krák *1958 9 works · 9 performances Peter Machajdík *1961 3 works · 3 performances Peter Zagar *1961 7 works · 7 performances Peter Martinček van Grob 1962–2021 2 works · 3 performances Pavol Kvassay *1963 2 works · 2 performances Daniel Matej *1963 1 work · 1 performance Silvester Lavrík *1964 1 work · 2 performances Samo Smetana *1965 5 works · 5 performances Mirko Krajči *1968 2 works · 2 performances Michal Motýľ *1968 1 work · 1 performance

The Contemporary Generation

born 1970 and later
Juraj Jartim *1970 3 works · 3 performances Tomáš Boroš *1971 2 works · 3 performances Anton Steinecker *1971 2 works · 2 performances Stanislav Šurin *1971 1 work · 1 performance Marek Piaček *1972 5 works · 6 performances Marek Brezovský 1974–1994 2 works · 2 performances Monika Melcová *1974 3 works · 4 performances Ľubica Čekovská *1975 13 works · 15 performances Marián Kittner *1975 1 work · 1 performance RD Rastislav Dubovský *1976 2 works · 2 performances Jana Kmiťová *1976 4 works · 4 performances Marián Lejava *1976 2 works · 2 performances Ľuboš Bernáth *1977 6 works · 6 performances Jaroslav Konečný *1977 1 work · 1 performance Stanislav Palúch *1977 4 works · 4 performances Zuzana Ferjenčíková *1978 3 works · 3 performances Lukáš Borzík *1979 6 works · 6 performances Ivan Buffa *1979 1 work · 1 performance Peter Špilák *1979 1 work · 1 performance Ladislav Fančovič *1980 1 work · 1 performance Viliam Gräffinger *1980 1 work · 1 performance Peter Kosorín *1981 1 work · 2 performances Robert Kolář *1982 1 work · 1 performance Milan Paľa *1982 2 works · 2 performances Roman Patkoló *1982 1 work · 1 performance Margit Garajszki *1983 1 work · 2 performances Lucia Chuťková *1984 1 work · 1 performance Adrián Demoč *1985 1 work · 1 performance Peter Duchnický *1986 1 work · 1 performance Peter Dan Ferenčík *1986 1 work · 1 performance Daniel Rumler *1988 1 work · 1 performance IG Igor Garvanský 1990–2005 2 works · 2 performances Šimon Lučenič *1990 1 work · 1 performance Stanislav Pristáš *1992 1 work · 1 performance Ľuboš Gabčo *1995 2 works · 2 performances Miloš Biháry *1996 2 works · 2 performances ML Martin Lang *1996 1 work · 1 performance MR Matej Ricotti *1996 1 work · 1 performance PB Pavol Béreš *1998 1 work · 1 performance Tereza Jaďuďová *2001 1 work · 1 performance

Dates unknown

HG Helena Gaherová 1 work · 1 performance TG Thomas Gosler 2 works · 2 performances PP P. Petrus Peťko 1 work · 1 performance Martin Petrík 3 works · 4 performances JR Ján Rosický 1 work · 1 performance Jarolím Emmanuel Ružička 1 work · 1 performance JS Johann Schimrack d. Ä. †1657 10 works · 10 performances

No composer matches.

Most performed Slovak works

Top 20 by number of performances in the archive

  1. 13× Alexander Moyzes: Tance z Pohronia, op. 43 1950–1951
  2. 12× Ján Cikker: Memories, Op. 25 1949–2020
  3. 9× Alexander Moyzes: Jánošík’s Guys Op. 21, Overture for small (symphony) orchestra 1949–2018
  4. 8× Zdeněk Macháček: Christmas Carols 2016–2025
  5. 7× Alexander Moyzes: Down the River Váh 1949–2024
  6. 7× Johann Sigismund Kusser: Ouvertura C dur, Marche 2015–2023
  7. 6× Eugen Suchoň: Keď sa vlci zišli 2016–2025
  8. 6× Eugen Suchoň: Nox et solitudo, Op. 4, five songs for mezzosoprano and piano on the poems by Ivan Krasko 1949–2023
  9. 5× Ján Cikker: Bratislava Music Festival Signature Tune 2022–2026
  10. 5× Andrej Očenáš: A Song About the Communist Party 1950–1951
  11. 5× Eugen Suchoň: Psalm of the Subcarpathian Land, Op. 12, ESD 65 1948–2024
  12. 4× Ján Valach: B-A-C-H – Pictures from Human Life 2014–2025
  13. 4× Eugen Suchoň: Fantasia for violin and Orchestra, Op. 7, ESD 73 1950–2023
  14. 4× Dezider Kardoš: Peace Cantata, Op. 21b 1951
  15. 4× Ilja Zeljenka: Musica slovaca 2019–2025
  16. 4× Alexander Albrecht: Scherzo 2017–2025
  17. 4× Georgius Zrunek: Christmas Mass No. 2 “Harmonia pastoralis” 2018
  18. 4× Georgius Zrunek: Prosae pastorales 2018
  19. 3× Gejza Dusík: “Pieseň o rodnej zemi” from Hrnčiarsky bál 2021–2024
  20. 3× Eugen Suchoň: Aká si mi krásna (How beautiful you are) 2020–2023

Premieres

World and Slovak premieres of Slovak works in the archive, newest first

To watch

Slovak works with a recording — the link starts the video at the beginning of the piece

On CD

Recordings of Slovak music by the Slovak Philharmonic

Ján Levoslav Bella: Orchestral Works 2025 Marek Piaček: Apolloopera 2021 Štefan Németh-Šamorínsky: Birches · Slovak Rhapsody No. 2 · Missa Posoniensis 2021 Slovak Choral Works 2020 Slovak Chamber Orchestra: Works by Slovak Composers 2020 Peter Breiner: Slovak Dances, Foolish and Sad 2019 Eugen Suchoň: The Psalm of the Sub-Carpathian Land · Ilja Zeljenka: Auschwitz 2018 Peter Kolman: Orchestral Works 2017 Vladimír Godár: Orbis sensualium pictus 2017 Ilja Zeljenka: Overtura festiva · Cello Concerto · Symphony No. 9 2015 Eugen Suchoň: Concertino · Metamorphoses 2008 Eugen Suchoň: Serenade · Sinfonietta · Symphonic Fantasia on B-A-C-H 2008 Zeljenka · Janáček · Bartók · Britten 2007 CD for the Year of Slovak Music 2006 Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle 2006 Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” · Ján Levoslav Bella: Fate and Ideal 1995 Stanislav Palúch: Peter Breiner: Slovak Dances, Naughty & Sad 2020 · Naxos Eugen Suchoň: Metamorfózy / Baladická suita 2008 · Divyd Vladimír Godár: Concerto Grosso / Partita 1995 · Opus

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