Event date
28 / 07 / 2026 - Tuesday 18:00
Event venue
Event type
Kaplice Music Day
Percussion instruments are like the ancient heartbeat of humanity, the voice of memory, culture, and the human spirit. This evening dedicated to percussion opens the door to music that knows no boundaries, whether geographical, genre-related, or cultural.
Artists
Antonín Procházka - percussion
Ladislav Bilan ml. - percussion
Matěj Diviš - percussion
Antonín Procházka
Antonín Procházka is a percussionist, composer, improviser, foley artist, and teacher at the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He works across genres – in leading orchestras (Czech Philharmonic, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonia), contemporary music ensembles (BERG, PMP), jazz and indie pop projects (Hele Wāwae, teepee) and improvisation. He performs as a vibraphone soloist, lecturer at music therapy workshops of the Czech Philharmonic, and his sounds can be heard in internationally acclaimed films. His style combines a sense of tradition with an innovative approach. As part of his doctoral studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, he is researching the phenomenon of talking drums in West Africa; in Accra, Ghana, he collaborated with the Ghana Dance Ensemble and the University of Ghana. He puts his experience to good use in his practice and teaching. He founded the Obroni Ensemble, an experimental laboratory combining African drumming with modern jazz and improvisation.
Ladislav Bilan jr.
Ladislav Bilan comes from a family of musicians and began playing percussion at the age of three under the guidance of his father, the principal timpanist of the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Olomouc. As a young man, he won a number of awards, including two first places at the World Championship of Performing Arts in Los Angeles (2011). At the age of thirteen, he passed the audition for the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra and became its youngest member. He has performed as a soloist with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the Prague Philharmonia, and the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra; a significant moment was his interpretation of Rosaura’s marimba at an open-air concert of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek. After completing his master’s degree at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (2020), he is continuing his doctoral studies with Belgian pedagogue Ludwig Albert. He has won the Bauše Ruysová Prize and the Dean’s Prize. As a member of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Academy, he has performed at Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, and Musikverein, and toured China as a substitute solo timpanist.
Matěj Diviš
Matěj Diviš is a multi-instrumentalist, drummer, and composer specializing in classical music, world music, and contemporary works. He studied at the Conservatory in České Budějovice and at HAMU (MgA.), gamelan at the Indonesian Embassy, African music with Jiří Slavík, and completed residencies in Indonesia (BSBI Padang 2018) and Ghana (Ghana Music and Dance Ensemble 2025). He collaborates with the Prague Symphony Orchestra, the National Theatre & State Opera Orchestra, PKF, and SOČR. In 2022, he was selected for the SoundCzech Showcase program, performed as a soloist with the South Bohemian Philharmonic in Emmanuel Séjourné’s Concerto for Vibraphone, and collaborated with Pilarová, Margita, and Bilina as a studio musician. He is a member of the band Hodiny. He combines percussion with traditional cultural instruments and minimalism; his composition GAMEL for gamelan and percussion won the Indonesian Ambassador Aulia A. Rachman Award. He teaches at the Zdiměřice Music School, formerly at the Kaplice Music School and the International Conservatory, and also gives private lessons. He is the author of texts on the vibraphone, gamelan, coconut marimba, and the textbook Listen.Write.Drum. (2025).
City park, Kaplice
The town park in the centre of Kaplice offers beautiful walks in the shade of the lush trees. In the park's pond you can watch fish or daydream by the rocky weir of the Malše River flowing through the park.
