Slovak State Philharmonic

The Slovak State Philharmonic, Košice (SFK) was founded in 1968. It now ranks amongst foremost representatives of the Slovak performance art and recorded remarkable achievements on the concert stages of European countries but also in a number of substantial cities of Asia and Americas.

The orchestra performs more than 60 concerts during a concert season. The Slovak State Philharmonic, Košice had concerts on the international music festivals and in the outstanding cultural centres. In 1994, SFK presented as a first Slovak symphonic orchestra in America. In addition to the active concert activities, SFK presents its art through recordings for radio and television broadcasting as well as for record companies. The recordings for the publishing houses Naxos, Marco Polo and others often represent unique recordings of works seldom performed.