Kristina has also participated in various Chamber Orchestra etc.). master classes with prominent soloists and teachers around the world (Leif Ove And- Kristina has performed also abroad in snes, Wolfram Christ, Tatiana Masurenko, Slovakia, Poland, , Austria, Neth- Sheila Browne, Jerry Horner, Helen Callus, erlands, England, Scotland, France, Italy, Charles Avsharian, Václav Hudeček, Sieg- Spain, Cyprus, Denmark, Norway, Algeria fried Frühlinger). and USA. She´s been invited to Bornholm Festival, Copenhagen Summer Festival, She is a prize winner of many international Hindsgavl Festival, South Bohemia Cham- competitions – Talents for Europe (2004, ber Music Festival, Festival Talentinum, 2005, Slovakia) Conservatory Competition Prague Premiers, The Prague Music Festi- 2005, ACT 2006, Beethoven Com- val, the Mahler Jihlava Festival, Bergen In- petition 2008, Forbes Competition (2009, ternational Festival and the renowned Fes- Scotland), Alexander and Buono Interna- tival Internacional de Santander in Spain. In tional String Competition (2010,New York), 2012 she had her debut at the Tivoli Festi- Val Tidone Competition ( 2011, Italy), the val in Copenhagen as the first Czech violist. Royal Danish Academy of Music’s Soloist Competition (2012, Denmark), Johannes During the concert season 2014/15 Kris- Brahms Competition (2012, Austria). In tina will perform with several major Czech September 2013 she became an absolute orchestras, at the music festivals around winner at the Michal Spisak viola competi- Europe and will make her solo debut at the PROGRAM Kristina Fialová, viola tion in Katowice. famous Tonhalle in Zurich. Leoš Janáček After graduating at the Brno Conserva- Kristina cooperates as a soloist or chamber Kristina has also made numerous record- Piano Sketches No. 2: “A Blown Away Leaf” tory in 2007, Kristina has been studying musician with other Czech and foreign so- ings for Czech Radio and Danish Broad- at the Academy of Performing Arts in loists (Václav Hudeček, Radovan Vladkovič, casting Corporation. She has participated Bedřich Smetana Prague (prof. Jan Peruska). Since Sep- Arild Remmereit, Atos Trio, Petr Nouzovský, in the recording of 3 CDs for ArcoDiva. In Czech Dances, Book II: “Hulan” tember 2009 she has been studying at Trond Husebo, Ivo Kahánek, Rafael Payare, 2014 she will release her album with the the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Stanislav Vavrinek, Kocián Quartet) and prestigious Danish classical music record Copenhagen (prof. Tim Frederiksen and orchestras (Copenhagen Philharmonic, label Dacapo Records. Bohuslav Martinu prof. Lars Anders Tomter). In October Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Pilsner Phil- Variations on a Slovak Folksong for Cello and Piano, H. 378 2014 she will begin her studies at Hoch- harmonic, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Kristina Fialová plays „Carl Giuseppe Tes- - Andante, Rubato schüle für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Orchestra, The Bohdan Warchal Slovak tore - Contrada 1745“ viola and her bow in Dresden, in prof. Vladimír Bukač´s Chamber Orchestra, Brno Philharmonic, comes from Petr Auředník´s atelier. Josef Suk class. the Czech Chamber Soloists, Pavel Haas Elegy for Piano, Violin and Cello Op. 23 - Adagio

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R E STAURAN T & BAR ANNO 2 013 www.creativeicon.dk Ladies and gentlemen, Ensemble with Danish violin player itual father of the Copenhagen Festival Marie Hanskov, Lithuanian pianist Vy- Ensemble, deserves my thanks for the 2005. He regularly performs with leading 2014 is the year we celebrate the tis Sakuras and two Czech musicians, excellent and well-sequenced pro- Czech and foreign orchestras (SWF Phil- important anniversaries of more violist Kristina Fialová and cellist Petr gramme tonight. He has chosen an harmonic Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic than sixty Czech composers, mu- Nouzovský. As you will see from their intriguing composition of pieces. They Orchestra, Prague Radio Orchestra and sicians and ensembles. profiles below, these musicians are tell a story of Czech classical music others) and is a sought‐ after chamber mu- very young and yet, their names and which does not only recall the atmos- sician (Talich Quartet, Vlach Quartet, Ilian Some 1800 events are taking place all talent are already well known beyond phere of the times long past but con- Garnetz, Gerard Wyss, Daishin Kashimoto). over the world and I am pleased that the borders of their country. They re- tinues to touch the hearts and minds of Petr Nouzovský has made or co-recorded this anniversary can be celebrated in hearsed together and will play togeth- many Danes. I hope you will enjoy this 20 CDs, as soloist or chamber musician, Denmark too through this concert, er uniquely for this occasion and I am evening and will find the music per- with CUBE Bohemia, Radioservis, Parma, which honours five of the most eminent particularly pleased that their concert formed tonight gentle and soothing. Albany, Supraphon and Navona Records and known authors of Czech classical can be held in the beautiful rococo- labels, and has recorded over 25 hours of music: Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smet- style Odd Fellow Palæet, which re- Jiří Brodský, Ambassador of the Czech music for Czech Radio. ana, Leoš Janáček, Bohuslav Martinů minds me of the Grömling Palace in Republic to the Kingdom of Denmark and Josef Suk. the centre of Prague. In 2005 he founded the South Bohemia Chamber Festival, of which he is director. The Czech music will be performed Mr. Kiril Aginsky, who is an avid cham- Since January 2009, he has been the chair- tonight by the Copenhagen Festival ber musician himself, but also the spir- man of the Young Forum bringing together top young Czech interpretative artists and he is organizing the festival of the same Petr Nouzovský, trebon name in Prague. A sought-after soloist and chamber penhagen, Denmark, into a family of musi- Marie Hanskov has recently become a Petr Nouzovský now conducts his own an- musician. Violinist Marie Hanskov is one cians. She started her violin studies with regular guest musician with “Die Salzburg- Petr Nouzovský is one of the foremost Petr Nouzovský had his solo debut concert nual series of master classes in Třeboň in of the young and leading Danish musi- Tove and Bela Detreköy, and already at the er Solisten” and has toured several times cellists of the young Czech generation. on the domestic scene at the Prague Spring South Bohemia. He has given workshops cians today. age of 10 she won a prize in a Danish Youth with the European Union Youth Orchestra in He graduated at the Academy of Per- Festival 2005, and internationally in 2008 and classes in Peru, Bogota, Ekaterinburg, Competition and performed as soloist at concert halls such as the Royal Albert Hall, forming Arts in Prague. Later he contin- at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. As Atlanta and Wroclaw and has been part of Her solo performances include concerts the Tivoli Concert Hall. At the age of 14 she Sankt Petersburg, and the Concertgebouw, ued his studies at the Dresden´s Hoch- winner of New Master on Tour (2007), the international competition juries (Concertino with the Copenhagen Festival Orchestra was invited to study with Prof. and under the conductors Bernard Haitink schule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Europäische Förderpreis für Musik (2007) Praga, Prague Spring Competition 2012). at the Carl Nielsen Hall, Deutsch-Skan- in Lübeck, Köln and Zürich - where she and Vladimir Ashkenazy. and at the Madrid Royal Conservatory. and as laureate of the Val Tidone Compe- dinavische Jugend Philharmonie at the completed her diploma in 2007. Her other He has improved his art with more than tition (2011) and Johannes Brahms Com- His busy concert schedule includes about Berliner Philharmonie Hall, and other teachers include Prof. Milan Vitek and Prof. A recipient of prizes and awards, Marie ten world-renowned violoncellists in petition (2013), he has performed in Italy, 150 solo or chamber music concerts in a solo performances at the Tivoli Concert Sylvia Viertel, at the academy of music in Hanskov won first prize at Jakob Gades Vio- master classes all over the world (Ms- Austria, , Slovakia, Germany, Turkey, year. Hall and Tonhalle-Zürich among many Aarhus, Denmark. She participated in Mas- lin Competition, third prize at the ”Rovere tislav Rostropovich, Boris Pergamens- Algeria, Russia, Spain and USA. He has also others. ter classes with Gil Shaham, Boris Kuschnir, D´oro” International Music Competition in chikov, David Geringas, Franz Helmer- had the singular honor of being a regular He plays ”Stefano Renzi 1997” cello. Gert von Bülow and Olga Parchomenko to Italy, as well as the first prize at the “Rovere son and others). guest at the Prague Spring Festival since An avid chamber musician, Marie Hanskov name a few. d´oro Young talents” competition. has collaborated with Dejan Lazic, Raphael Wallfisch, Luz Leskowitz, Karl Leister, Kon- Vytis Sakuras was born in 1978 in Vilnius master classes given by Prof. J. Wahling, Prof. radin Brotbeck, Vladimir Mendelssohn and (Lithuania) into a family of musicians. L. Fleisher, Prof. B. Ringeisen, Prof. I. Lazko, Johannes Degen, in concerts and recitals He studied at the Lithuanian Academy of and Prof. M. Bilson. in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, England, Music and Theatre with Prof. J. Bealobz- Israel, Norway, the Czech Republic, Swit- eskis and at the Frankfurt University of The pianist performed several times with the zerland, and Sweden. Among the festi- Music and Performing Arts with Prof. L. Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, vals she has taken part in the Menuhin Natochenny and Prof. J. Volkman. He did some of these concerts were broadcasted on festival Gstaad, Berleburger Musikfestival, guest studies in chamber music at the Lithuanian National Radio. Sakuras actively Andernacher Musiktage, Konzerte Schloss Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln with performs as a soloist and a chamber musi- Mirabel, Rellingen Musikfestival, Kammer- “Alban Berg Quartet” and studies with cian in Germany, Lithuania, Switzerland, Italy, musikwoche Thüringen and the Ceresio Prof. H. Schoneweg followed in 2008. Austria, England, and Japan and he has ap- Estate Lugano, just to name a few. She was peared in prestigious festivals (Menuhin Fes- the leading violinist of the Kubrick Quartet, Vytis Sakuras has participated in various piano tival Gstaad). with which she performed in numerous fes- competitions and received several prizes: first tivals and received prizes. In 2005 the quar- prize in B. Smetana Piano Competition (Vilni- tet gave a successful performance in Berlin, us), first prize in the Chamber Music Competi- which led to annual concert and teaching tion (Vilnius), and second prize in the Interna- engagements, and later in 2006 received tional Solo and Chamber Music Competition Vytis Sakuras, the “Kiwanis Preis” in Switzerland. (London). During his studies, he attended piano

Marie Hanskov was born in 1983 in Co- Marie Hanskov, violin