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Miroslav Kejmar

Miroslav Kejmar
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About

Miroslav Kejmar (born 3 July 1941) is a Czech trumpeter who spent nearly four decades as principal trumpet of the Czech Philharmonic (1970-2008) and is regarded as one of the foremost figures in the international trumpet world. He studied at the Prague Conservatory and at the Academy of Performing Arts under Prof. Václav Pařík, co-founded the Prague Brass Soloists, and in 1998 was invited to join the elite international ensemble Ten of the Best. He also teaches at the Prague Conservatory, leads masterclasses in Japan, and serves on juries at European brass competitions.

30+
recorded CDs (Supraphon, Pony Canyon, Ultraphon, etc.)
38
years in the Czech Philharmonic (1970-2008)
10+
years of collaboration with the ensemble Ten of the Best
3
awards for recordings (Supraphon Gold Record 1996, ČHF Award 1984, Harmonie Award 1996)

What's new

  • 2026-06

    Kejmar performs repeatedly in June 2026 at the Spanish Synagogue in Prague.

  • 2026

    Kejmar is listed among the performers of the jubilee 70th Dvořák Festival.

  • 2026-12

    A concert by Kejmar at the Spanish Synagogue in Prague is announced for December 2026.

  • 2025-01

    In January 2025, Kejmar performed at the New Year Concert of the Czech-Japanese Society in Prague as a member of a brass sextet.

Tour

Praha

Tracks

Magical Baroque Trumpetflagship series of three CDs with Baroque repertoire (Bach, Telemann, Vivaldi, etc.), released in the 1990s
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 (J. S. Bach)iconic recording with Suk's chamber orchestra and Josef Suk
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 - solo (3rd movement)famous solo on violin from recordings of the Czech Philharmonic under Václav Neumann
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat majorsolo performance with the Czech Philharmonic under Aldo Ceccato
Ceremony of TrumpetsCD with Prague Trumpeters - Telemann, Stölzel, Schein, etc.

Upcoming · 2

Past · 2

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