Young Talents / Klánský & Chopin

The virtuosity of the upcoming generation meets the pedagogical and artistic authority of Ivan Klánský in an inspiring evening at the Castle Riding Hall.

This showcase of exceptionally gifted young musicians will feature four talents from Czechia and Europe. Two laureates of the international television competition Virtuosos and selected participants of the Summer Interpretation Courses in Český Krumlov will perform on one stage. They will perform together with the South Bohemian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jan Talich. The concert will offer a varied program composed of the most interesting moments from competition and study projects and will show how young musicians cope with the transition from pedagogical guidance to professional concert practice. The second half of the program belongs to pianist Ivan Klánský, one of the most respected Czech performers and teachers, who will symbolically connect life experience with youthful enthusiasm in his performance.

This concert is part of the Third Festival Weekend, which includes three following concerts:

- - - Young Talents / Klánský & Chopin , 31.7. 19:30, Riding Hall Český Krumlov
    - Kingdome Come II, 1.8. 20:30, Brewery garden Český Krumlov
    - St. Florian Boys’ Choir , 2.8. 19:30, Church of Corpus Christi and the Grieving Virgin Mary

The festival package includes top-category tickets with a 20% discount and access to special offers from festival partners. Available until the end of 2025 or while supplies last.

Artists

Virtuosos Winners

Selected students of the Summer Interpretation Courses at the Český Krumlov

Ivan Klánský - piano

Jan Talich - conductor

South Bohemian Philharmonic Orchestra

Ivan Klánský

Ivan Klánský is a Czech pianist, soloist, chamber musician, and teacher of international renown. After winning the international piano competition in Bolzano in 1967, he began his international career. He was also a laureate of competitions in Naples (1968), Leipzig (1968), Barcelona (1970), Warsaw (1970), and others. After studying at the Prague Conservatory and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague with professors such as Valentina Kameníková and František Rauch, he became a sought-after soloist and chamber music partner. Since 1983, he has been a professor at the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, and since 1991 he has also been a professor at the Musikhochschule Luzern in Switzerland. In 1986, he founded the Guarneri Trio Prague, with which he regularly performs and records. He is the recipient of the Antonín Dvořák Prize for his lifetime contribution to Czech classical music. His repertoire ranges from Baroque to Classical to contemporary music; he performs all over the world and is known for his deep understanding of music and extraordinary musicality.

Jan Talich

Jan Talich is a leading Czech violinist, conductor, and teacher. After completing his studies and winning a series of national and international competitions (e.g., Zagreb ’89), he built an intense solo career, collaborating with partners such as Itamar Golan, Gottlieb Wallish, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Jean-Bernard Pommier. He played for five years in the Kubelík Trio, then took up the position of first violin in the Talich Quartet, an ensemble founded by his father in 1964, which is still internationally renowned. As a conductor, he founded the Talich Chamber Orchestra in 1992, was chief conductor of the South Bohemian Philharmonic from 2007 to 2020, and now serves as its permanent guest conductor. He teaches at the Prague Conservatory and also teaches master classes in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. His discography includes dozens of CDs: with the Talich Quartet, he has recorded complete works by Mendelssohn, Kalivoda, Smetana, Janáček, Shostakovich, Brahms, and Dvořák, as well as other projects with orchestras (for Supraphon, Calliope, and others).

South Bohemia Philharmonic Orchestra

The only professional orchestra in the South Bohemia region, the South Bohemian Philharmonic has forty members and will begin its 45th concert season in autumn 2025. From the 2024/25 season, the South Bohemian Philharmonic has a new chief conductor, Alena Hron, the first ever female conductor in the Czech Republic. The orchestra wants to reach as wide an audience as possible with its programme, which is why, in addition to classical music, it also prepares crossover concerts with overlaps into other genres, but always while meeting the quality requirements. The South Bohemian Philharmonic Orchestra always wants to enthuse, entertain, delight and make the audience come back.