布拉格爱乐乐团是一个专业的交响管弦乐团，有着60多年历史，主要由捷克和斯洛伐克的古典、爵士音乐家组成。 该团成立于战后不久的1947年，他们当初以室内全乐器管弦乐为主，在布拉格定期活动。其演奏的内容大多是电影、电视、动画音乐，为世界闻名的巴兰道夫摄影棚 （Barrandov Film Studios）、历史悠久的“Krátký”（捷克语“电影短片”的意思）电影制片公司、前捷克斯洛伐克电视台等机构服务。乐团当时的规模并不大，被称 作“Filmový symfonický orchestr”（捷克语“电影交响乐团”的意思），或者被叫做“布拉格电影交响乐团”，早年有不少经典电影乐章出自他们之手。1986年，鬼才导演大卫 ·林奇（David Lynch）第一次找到了布拉格市爱乐乐团，为他的电影《蓝丝绒　Blue Velvet》录制音乐，同时还灌录了一些乐曲提供给派拉蒙、索尼、卢卡斯等电影公司。1997 年、2001年，大卫·林奇两次重返布拉格，录制《妖夜慌踪　Lost Highway》和《穆赫兰道　Mulholland Drive》的音乐。 现今，布拉格爱乐乐团频繁演出、录制各类音乐，国际电影大片音乐、电视连续剧音乐是他们的特色所在，他们也经常出版CD和DVD。他们还为世界两大家用游戏制造商提供 游戏音乐。他们的活动不局限于捷克国内，他们的客户遍布全球各地。by Joseph StevensonConductor Jiri Belohlavek founded the Prague Philharmonia Orchestra in 1994 to play the large repertory for smaller orchestra works, particularly of the Classical and 20th Century eras, and to do so with the approach of a chamber orchestra.It is a large ensemble as chamber orchestras go, numbering forty musicians, and sometimes expanding to as high as four dozen. Nevertheless, the orchestra maintains the chamber orchestra principal of listening closely to their colleague's playing and interacting in performance.The Prague Philharmonia first assembled for rehearsal on August 22, 1994, beginning activities by working on Beethoven's First Symphony with conductor Belohlavek. It debuted on October 28, 1994 in the Spanish Hall of Prague Castle, where it participated under Belohlavek's leadership in the official concert marking the establishment of the Czech Republic after the new nation's separation from Slovakia. Its first subscription was on November 17, 1994, featuring works of Suk, Mozart, and Beethoven. Its first international tour was to Switzerland, June 22-25, 1995.The Prague Philharmonia performs with leading national and international soloists. A partial list of stars who have appeared with it included Sarah Chang, Kyoko Takezawa, Dmitri Sitkovetski, Raphael Wallfish, Andras Schiff, Ivan Moravec, and Heinrich Schiff. It has played in festivals in Le Mans, Berlin, Leipzig, Flanders, and Hamburg, as well as most major festivals in the Czech Republic. In addition it has toured abroad to Madrid, Berlin, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Italy, Jordan, Japan, France, Belgium, and Austria.The orchestra broadcasts frequently on Czech radio and television, and has had a busy recording schedule with the Czech labels Multisonic, Clarton, Bohemia Music, Lotos, Studio Matous, and Supraphon.