Jiří Vodička and Virtuosos V4+
Artists
Jiří Vodička – violin
Virtuosos V4+ Contest Winners
Zarina Zaradna (PL) – harp
Teo Gertler (SK) – violin
Ondřej Toman (CZ) – clarinet
Kateřina Švecová (CZ) – violin
Ali Lugosi (HU) – clarinet
South Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Valentovič – conductor
Program
Antonín Dvořák: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor
further programme to be announced according to the repertoire of this year’s competition winners
Jiří Vodička
Jiří Vodička is a violin virtuoso, concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic, pedagogue at the Prague Conservatory and the University of Ostrava, and the holder of countless international awards.
He is the absolute winner of the prestigious Louis Spohr International Competition in Weimar, the first and second prize winner of the world-famous Young Concert Artists Competition and many others. Already at the age of 14 he was exceptionally accepted at the University of Ostrava in the class of the famous Prof. Zdeněk Gola and since his graduation he has performed as a soloist with many distinguished Czech and foreign orchestras. As such he has collaborated with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK and Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, as well as Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra and Neue Westfalen Philharmonie. He has also been a soloist of China’s leading orchestra, the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra for many years. Jiří Vodička is also a chamber musician and performs with outstanding Czech pianists – above that, in 2020 he founded the successful Piano Trio of the Czech Philharmonic.
Jiří Vodička has also participated in creating a number of award-winning albums – including his “Violino Solo”, his solo album containing some of the most difficult pieces for solo violin. Many of his concerts have also been broadcasted by the Czech Television, Czech Radio and the German ARD and as videos they earned tens of thousands views.
The South Czech Philharmonic
The South Czech Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in České Budějovice in 1981 and has been led by its chief conductor Miran Vaupotić since 2021.
In addition to performing music by classical composers and works suitable for smaller orchestras, the orchestra follows the current trend of combining genres and discovering new approaches to interpretation. In this way, it opens up classical music to younger audiences and the wider public.
Peter Valentovič
The conductor and pianist – a sought-after musical partner of world-class singers – has enjoyed success on the world’s opera stages and concert halls. He studied conducting with Leopold Hager at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna and with Zsolt Nagy at the Conservatoire National Supérieur in Paris. He was an accompanist at the Paris opera houses Opéra Bastille and Théâtre du Châtelet, where he worked with John Elliot Gardiner, and also served as chorus master and conductor of the Cape Town Opera in South Africa.
In autumn 2016, he conducted the Prague State Opera Orchestra and Chorus on a month-long tour of Japan, where Edita Gruberová shone in the title role of Bellini’s Norma.
Castle Riding Hall
Come and enjoy a concert at the unforgettable and unique Castle Riding Hall, which is part of the Český Krumlov Castle close to the castle garden. You will fall in love with this singular building and its surroundings and you will feel as if you were in the Viennese imperial court in the 18th century. After […]
