Event date
19 / 07 / 2026 - Sunday 10:00
Event venue
Event type
Masterclass with Lukáš Vondráček
The piano masterclass is the first joint project of the festival and the Summer Interpretation Courses in Český Krumlov. Selected course participants will have the opportunity to draw inspiration from the piano master. The masterclass will be accompanied by a discussion led by dramaturge Martin Rudovský.
Artists
Participants of the Summer Interpretation Courses in Český Krumlov
Lukáš Vondráček - lecturer
Martin Rudovský - moderator
Program
The masterclass will take place in three blocks separated by breaks.
10:00 a.m. Piano masterclass, part 1
11:00 a.m. Discussion with Lukáš Vondráček, moderated by Martin Rudovský
12:00 p.m. Piano masterclass, part 2
Lukáš Vondráček
Lukáš Vondráček, winner of the Grand Prix at the Queen Elisabeth International Piano Competition in Brussels in 2016, is one of the most important Czech pianists of his generation. He has performed with leading orchestras around the world, including The Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, Czech Philharmonic, and London Symphony Orchestra, and has collaborated with conductors such as Jakub Hrůša, Marin Alsop, Paavo Järvi, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. He has given recitals at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Konzerthaus in Vienna, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and at festivals in Gstaad, Edinburgh, and Prague Spring. In the 2025/26 season, he will perform with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Elima Chan, with the Belgian National Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, NOSPR, and West Australian Symphony Orchestra, where he will perform Beethoven’s complete piano concertos, and return to Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall. He made his piano debut at the age of four and performed with the Czech Philharmonic and Vladimir Ashkenazy at the age of fifteen. He graduated with honors from the New England Conservatory in Boston.
Synagogue Český Krumlov
The Jewish synagogue in Český Krumlov hides a welcoming multifunctional space, which was created after the successful revitalization of the third meander of the Vltava River.
