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„The King’s Singers performed with the Prague Philharmonic Children’s Choir in concert, and we were all enormously impressed with the warmth of their sound, skills and blend. We enjoyed teaching and working with them very much.“
Christopher Gabbitas, The King’s Singers, February 2017
„In the history of the National Theatre, we will not find a comparable example of any other institution that has been its permanent artistic partner for such a long time. Eight decades of collaboration between the children’s choir and the major theatre stage is an extraordinary phenomenon, not only within Czech culture but also on a global scale.“
Jan Burian, Director of the National Theatre, 2016
„I meet the Kühn Children’s Choir every year at Prague Castle, as well as at castles and châteaux throughout our country, and in Bratislava and Zlín. They are very well-mannered and well-behaved children, and I believe this is precisely because they are members of the Kühn Children’s Choir. An education through music is the very best way to bring up children. Perhaps they will devote their whole lives to music, and even if they don’t, they will have a wonderful hobby to enjoy in both the happy and the more difficult times of life. That is why I can wholeheartedly recommend the Kühn Children’s Choir.“
Simona Stašová, an actress whom the Kühňata meet in the production of The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Summer Shakespeare Festival, 2015 (photo: Milan Kruliš)
„I spent some happy moments in the Kühn Children’s Choir. For me, the choir is a magnificent instrument with a soul. It is a metaphor for listening to one another and showing empathy at a time when nobody listens to anyone else. It is something to remember, something to be grateful for, and something to cherish deep in my heart.“
Jitka Molavcová, singer, reminiscing about the years spent at the Kühn Children’s Choir, 2014
„You moved me. Thank you for what you have achieved in this performance.“
Miloš Forman, director, entry in the choir’s chronicle after its performance in the production A Walk Worthwile, 2007
„To the amazing Prague Philharmonic Children’s Choir: thank you for your brilliant singing in Berlioz’ Te Deum! Bravo!”
John Nelson, conductor, Prague Autumn music festival, 2003
„I was reminded of my youth. They are as good as ever. They exude tenderness, calm and peace. And their intonation! Choirmaster Jiří Chvála is probably as strict as Kühn was, and that is how it should be!”
Václav Trojan, composer, 1983
„The Prague Philharmonic Children’s choir is continually changing and yet always the same: brilliant and entrancing, often deeply moving in their beautiful, childlike sound. I greatly enjoy conducting them.”
Václav Neumann, conductor, 1981
„In almost every film that Václav Trojan and I made, the choir played a part (…). That group of singers was so closely linked to my work, even outside of film, that nothing could be done without them. We all liked each other then, and I think we still do.”
Jiří Trnka, artist, illustrator and director, 1962
