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Boni Pueri is a Czech boys' choir founded in 1982, which has become one of Europe's most famous musical ensembles.




The choir


The Czech boys' choir Boni Pueri ("Good Boys") has held more than 2,500 concerts in North America, Asia, and Europe, produced thirteen recordings, and been invited to participate in various other recordings with Supraphon, EMI, BMG, and ArcoDiva. In addition, Boni Pueri has been featured on a number of television and radio broadcasts. The choirs are invited to perform regularly with eminent artists, including José Carreras, and with other important ensembles and orchestras around the world.
Boni Pueri is also a private music school with 350 students and since 2006 has been under the patronage of the Czech Ministry of Education. They are a cultural ambassador of the "European Federation of Choirs of the Union".




Concerts and tours


Boni Pueri has been privileged to perform in some of the world's great concert halls including Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Winspear Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Seoul Arts Centre, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, De Doelen in Rotterdam, Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore in Bergamo, Italy, Meistersingerhalle in Nuremberg, and the Rudolfinum Dvořák Hall in Prague.




Festivals


The choirs have appeared at numerous international music festivals including The Prague Spring Festival (1994, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2005), Europalia (Brussels 1998), AmericaFest International Festival for Boys’ & Men’s Choirs (Minneapolis 1998, 2002), and Jeonju International Sori Festival (South Korea 2002). In July 2004, Boni Pueri became the first European organization to host the highly acclaimed World Festival of Singing for Men and Boys and did so again in 2008. Individual members of Boni Pueri are often invited to be soloists in other performances, including The Magic Flute at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in 2004.




Main projects


Boni Pueri performs frequently with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, including a notable performance of King Roger by Karol Szymanowski in 2007. In 2006, the choirs were invited to open the Orchestra's Choral Concert Series in Dvořák Hall.
Other important projects of recent years have included performances of Bach's St Matthew Passion, the Mozart Requiem, the Fauré Requiem, a theatrical staging of Hans Krása's Terezín children's opera Brundibár, and a premiere recording of music by the baroque composers Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, Pavel Josef Vejvanovský, and Jan Dismas Zelenka. In 2003, Boni Pueri's recording of Zelenka's Sub olea pacis et palma virtutis received the prestigious Cannes Classical Award, and in 2004, their recording of Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols was named as the Recording of the Month.




Collaborations






= Singers

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Christina Johnston
Edita Adlerová
Lívia Ághová
Gabriela Beňačková
Lucie Bila
Markus Brutscher
Jaroslav Brezina
José Carreras
Miro Dvorsky
Peter Dvorský
Markus Forster
Karel Gott
Simona Houda-Šaturová
Noemi Kiss
Ivan Kusnjer
Štefan Margita
Bobby McFerrin
Eva Urbanová
Leo Marian Vodička




= Orchestras and ensembles

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Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Philharmonic Orchestra Hradec Králové
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester
Hradistan
Münchner Symphoniker
Musica Bohemica
Musica Florea
Prague Philharmonia
Schola Gregoriana Pragensis
The North Czech Philharmonic Teplice
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK
VUS Ondras




= Soloists and musicians

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Ales Barta - organ
Jana Bouskova - harp
Vaclav Hudecek - violin
Hana Müllerova-Jouzova - harp
Josef Suk - violin
Pavel Sporcl - violin
Jaroslav Tuma - organ, harpsichord
Vaclav Uhlir - organ
Daniel Wiesner - piano




= Conductors

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Petr Altrichter
Vladimir Ashkenazy
John Axelrod
Douglas Bostock
Charles Dutoit
Jaroslav Krcek
Libor Pesek
Frantisek Preisler jr.
Vojtech Spurny
Robert Stankovsky
Leos Svarovsky
Marek Stryncl
Rastislav Stur
Roman Valek
Vladimir Valek




= Actors

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Otakar Brousek Sr.
Eva Hruskova
Bara Hrzanova
Jitka Molavcova
Jan Preucil
Bara Stepanova




References






External links


Official website
Boni Pueri European website

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• Pavel Horák (choirmaster)
• Musica Florea
• Angel of the Lord (film)
• Lucie Bílá discography
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• Sub olea pacis et palma virtutis
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