Tomáš Svoboda: Symphony No. 2 (World Premiere)

Posted on November 30, 2020

11.12.2016 - Portland Youth Philharmonic and Musical Director David Hattner perform the world premiere of Portland’s Czech-American composer Tomáš Svoboda’s Symphony No. 2 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

Mr. Svoboda visited PYP rehearsals in 2016, and heard his symphony performed for the first time, more than half a century after he wrote it. Originally scheduled to premiere in his home town of... Read More ›

Composer Tomáš Svoboda Attends Season 93 Fall Concert

Posted on November 13, 2016

Portland’s Czech-American composer Tomáš Svoboda attended PYP’s Season 93 Fall Concert on Saturday, November 12, 2016 in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Mr. Svoboda heard the world premiere of his Symphony No. 2, performed by 110 outstanding young musicians of the Portland Youth Philharmonic.

PYP Rehearsing Svoboda’s Symphony No. 2

Posted on November 3, 2016

Portland Youth Philharmonic and Musical Director David Hattner rehearsing Tomáš Svoboda’s never-before-heard Symphony No. 2.

Fall Concert Program Notes: Svoboda’s never-before-heard Symphony No. 2

Posted on November 3, 2016

Portland Youth Philharmonic will present Portland’s Czech-American composer Tomáš Svoboda’s never-before-heard Symphony No. 2 at the Fall Concert on Saturday, November 12, 2016. Click here for more information and to reserve your seats today!

Tomáš Svoboda was born in 1939 in Paris, France. He entered the Prague Music Conservatory in 1953 at the age of 14. In 1957, his Symphony No. 1 was... Read More ›

PYP Spotlight: Tomáš Svoboda

Posted on October 28, 2016

Portland Youth Philharmonic will premiere Tomáš Svoboda‘s Symphony No. 2 at its Fall Concert on Saturday, November 12, 2016.

Tomáš Svoboda was born in December 6, 1939 in Paris, France. In Czech culture it is commonly said that “every Czech is a musician.” Tomáš entered the Prague Music Conservatory in 1953 at the age of 14, too young to be enrolled into... Read More ›