Romantic Guitars: Jiří Meca

A concert as part of the traditional "Musical Autumn" series at the Antonín Dvořák Memorial in Vysoká u Příbrami.

Guitarist Jiří Meca will perform 19th-century compositions on original romantic guitars, some over 200 years old. He will present a total of 8 instruments, including a lyre-guitar, terz-guitar, and 13-string guitar.

Jiří Meca (born 1990) is from Opava, where he studied at the Václav Kálika Music School under Jarmila Bystroňová. His musical development was supported by his father Petr and grandfather Jiří, both also guitar teachers. He graduated from the Leoš Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava under Ondřej Gillig and participated in festivals and masterclasses with guitarists P. Steidl, M. Myslivečka, Ł. Kuropaczewski, B. Radojković, P. Pegoraro, J. Wagner, T. Offermann, A. Gruska, M. Dylla, M. Wesely, M. Nagy, P. Saidl, H. Käppel, C. Marchione, P. Zalewski, A. Mioline, Z. Dukić, A. Mesirca, A. De Vitis, C. Cotsialis, and R. Smits.

He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava under Prof. Jozef Zsapka and, as part of the Erasmus programme, studied at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice under Dr. hab. Marek Nosal. He currently teaches at the Bruntál Music School and at the Opava Conservatory. He plays guitars made by Masaki Sakurai and Petr Vančata.