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Linda Sítková

Linda Sítková
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About

Linda Sítková (born 28 March 1981 in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm) is a Czech organist ranked among the leading figures of contemporary Czech organ performance. She studied with Prof. Jan Hora at the Prague Conservatory and the Academy of Performing Arts, earning her Ph.D. in 2013 with a dissertation on the organ in Czech chamber music after 1945, while also completing the Solistenklasse at the Hochschule für Musik Stuttgart under Prof. Jon Laukvik. As a soloist she has appeared at international festivals in Chartres, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Stuttgart, Bonn, Vienna, Oslo and other European cities, and holds prizes from competitions including 1st place at the Internationale Orgelwettbewerb Mülheim (2004) and 2nd place at the St. Albans International Competition (2009). In Prague she curates her own Svatojánský varhanní cyklus concert series at the Baroque church of St. John of Nepomuk on the Rock.

#1
award at Internationale Orgelwettbewerb Mülheim (2004)
#2
award at St. Albans International Competition (2009) - as the only Czech participant in the competition's history
7
concerts in the 2025 season of the St. John's Organ Cycle

What's new

  • 2025-06

    Linda Sítková performed as a soloist at the organ festival in the Cathedral of St. Libora in Paderborn (Germany) with a program including works by Widor, Vierne, Eben, and Klička.

  • 2025

    The fifth season of the St. John Organ Music Cycle, of which Sítková is the founder and artistic director, takes place in 2025 as a seven-part series in the Church of St. John of Nepomuk on Skalka in Prague.

  • 2025-08

    In August 2025, Sítková will perform at the České doteky hudby festival in Jičín and also again in the cathedral in Paderborn.

  • 2025-10

    In October 2025, Sítková will perform at the Nedělní varhanní hudba organ festival in the Basilica of St. Ludmila in Vinohrady, Prague.

  • 2024-09

    In September 2024, Sítková performed as a soloist on the organ in the Church of St. Nicholas in Überlingen, Germany.

Tour

PrahaPaderbornJičínPlzeňSobotkaEsslingenKarlovy VaryRožnov pod RadhoštěmČáslav

Tracks

J. S. Bach: Preludium a fuga D dur BWV 532Bach's key work that Sitkova regularly includes in programs
C.-M. Widor: Symphonie VI op. 42/2presented at the festival in Paderborn 2025
P. Eben: Nedělní hudbaThe Finale from this cycle is among Sitkova's favorite Czech works
L. Vierne: Pièces de Fantaisie (výběr)Carillon de Westminster and Clair de Lune - part of recitals at home and abroad
J. Klička: Fantasie na motivy Vyšehradu B. SmetanyCzech organ music that Sitkova promotes on international stages as well

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