Opening concert of International Summer Piano Courses of The Prague Conservatoire 2015 Thursday 2 July 2015 at 7:30 pm Concert Hall of Prague Conservatoire /Dvořákovo nábřeží 2/ MARIE VIOLA MOJZEŠOVÁ piano laureate of The Young Piano of the Prague Conservatoire 2014 and Unicorn Prize „Talent of The Young Piano 2014“ Program: WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Sonata in D major KV 576 FRYDERYK CHOPIN Polonaise in D minor Op. 71 No. 1 ARAM KHACHATURIAN Toccata Entrée free Marie Viola Mojzešová /*2002/ has been playing the piano under the leadership of Peter Toperczer since the age of three. When she was four, she won her first competitions – international Amadeus Brno piano competition and Prague Junior Note. At the age of four she also first performed as a soloist with an orchestra. Among her most outstanding successes belong first places and titles of ‚absolute winner‘ of Amadeus Brno, Prague Junior Note, Broumov Piano Key, Karlovarská růžička. She was awarded first prizes also in Poland – Festival of Young Pianists Glubczyce and in Austria – Béla Bartók competition in Vienna. As a member of piano trio she won twice first places in the competition of Czech Ministry of Education. Marie Viola has performed at musical festivals not only in the Czech Republic, but also in Poland, Austria, Germany, Hungary and Italy. She has a lot of experience with playing with orchestras. Viola has performed several times with Brno Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor Aleksandar Markovic), Prague Symphony Orchestra (conductor Leoš Svárovský), Symphonic Orchestra of the City of Reuntlingen, Vacs Symphonic Orchestra (Pál Farkas), Hugo Haas Orchestra, Student Orchestra Prague (GMHS). She was awarded by ‚Golden Nut‘ 2010, a prize for the most talented children in the Czech Republic. ‚Mozart Ways‘ Foundation appreciated her performance at Amadeus Brno Competition – she was invited to perform in Augsburg and in Reuntlingen a year later. She played there Mozart’s Concerto in A major with Reuntlingen Symphonic Orchestra in brand-new huge crowded concert hall. In this current school year she was really proud to have become the winner of The Young Piano of Prague Conservatory competitive exhibition. She also got first prize in Terst (Italy) – Ars Nova Piano Competition. In summer 2015 Viola performs at Znojmo Music Festival and at the opening concert of Fryderyk Chopin Festival in Mariánské Lázně. In autumn 2015, Marie Viola is invited to perform Mozart’s Concerto in F major in Vienna. Violka collaborates with Prof. Alena Vlasáková at Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and she has been a regular participant of Prof. Ivan Klánský’s summer courses for years. Apart from piano, Viola likes horses. She is good at both Western and English riding. She takes singing lessons with Prof. Magda Bělohlávková as well. .