The Prague Chamber Soloists

A string ensemble that resumed regular concert activity in 2013 under the leadership of conductor and horn player Radek Baborák, who took over the artistic direction from Prof. Václav Jírovec (in memoriam). The ensemble consists of thirty outstanding musicians – soloists, chamber players, professors of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU), concertmasters and members of Prague orchestras. PKS performs at festivals such as Lípa Musica International Music Festival, Svátky hudby Prague, the St. Wenceslas Music Festival in Ostrava, the Autumn Festival of Sacred Music in Olomouc, the Bohuslav Martinů Festival in Polička, the Antonín Dvořák Music Festival in Příbram, Eternal Hope, and others. The ensemble also collaborates with TV Noe on the project Má vlast. The label Soleil et Pluie released the LP and CD Metamorphoses (works by Richard Strauss and Richard Wagner).

In January 2026, the Prague Chamber Soloists delighted audiences at Mozartwoche in Salzburg, and in May 2026 they toured South America, performing in leading concert halls across the continent.

PKS served as a resident ensemble at the Church of Sts. Simon and Jude (FOK), where they presented twelve concerts with soloists including Clara Dent Bogányi (oboe), Sophie Dervaux (bassoon), Guy Braunstein, Jan Mráček, Josef Špaček (violin), Bella Adamova, Eva Hornyáková, Daniel Matoušek (voice), among others.

Since January 2025, PKS has been the resident ensemble of the Church of St. Agnes in Spořilov, where it organizes a regular concert series presenting programmes of both world and Czech music with leading Czech and international soloists.

The PKS repertoire consists of iconic works for string orchestra from Baroque masters to composers of the 20th century. The ensemble also commissions and premieres works by contemporary composers such as Nikol Bóková, Ivan Danko, Jana Vöröšová, Vasil Kazandjiev, and Tigran Mansurian.

PKS was founded in 1961 by Václav Neumann and Hubert Šimáček. The ensemble collaborated with harpsichordist Zuzana Růžičková and soloists including violinists Henryk Szeryng, Gidon Kremer, Josef Suk, Václav Hudeček, and flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal. They appeared on Czech Television and produced a number of award-winning recordings.