The Brno Chamber Orchestra is an ensemble emanating from the Brno State Philharmonic in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1977, the ensemble soon developed its own individual performance style and particular repertoire and found its place in the concert life of Brno, the cultural center of the Czech Moravian region, and also abroad, including Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Sweden, Spain and Germany, where it has toured extensively. Its highly acclaimed American debut took place in February 1996, when the Star-Ledger called it ‘one of the finest…the ensemble showed great expressiveness while maintaining razor precision’. The Atlanta Journal raved that ‘the group’s playing proved disciplined and attractively full-bodied’.