Otakar Ševčík Festival 2026

Name: Otakar Ševčík Festival 2026
Start: 2026-08-10T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-10T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Horažďovice

took place · 10 Aug 2026

Horažďovice

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The eighth edition of the Otakar Ševčík Festival takes place from 10 to 15 August 2025 in Horažďovice.

Otakar Ševčík worked at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries at prominent European and American schools. His pedagogical method is still considered one of the most comprehensive, and thanks to its universality, it serves string players in perfecting their technique.

Line-up

Jan Fišer 20:00
Fabiola Kim 20:00
Michiko Feuerlein 20:00
Jiří Kabát 20:00
Tomáš Jamník 20:00
Leo Singer 20:00
Piotr Zimnik 20:00
Martin Levický 20:00
Pavol Praženica 20:00
Saho Akyiama 20:00
Renata Lichnovská 20:00
Ondřej Hromádko 20:00
Dan Bárta & Robert Balzar 20:00
Markéta Cukrová 22:30
Hana Hrachovinová 22:30
Ševčík Junior Orchestra 20:00
Ševčík Academy Orchestra 20:00
Jáchym Svoboda 20:00
Lenka Navrátilová 17:00
Júlia Pusker 20:00
Tomáš Karpíšek 20:00
Gabriela Matoušková 20:00
Petr Sedlák 20:00
Miroslav Fejfar 20:00
Tomáš Pávíček 20:00
Anežka Nováková 20:00
Kryštof Kohout 20:00
Kristýna Fílová 20:00
Andreas Willwohl 20:00
Lucie Gelinas 20:00
Saho Akiyama 20:00
Victor Hugo Villena 20:00

About: Josef Špaček

Born in Třebíč, Josef Špaček is among the most prominent violinists of his generation - a 2012 Queen Elisabeth Competition laureate and former youngest-ever concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic, now a sought-after soloist on stages from Berlin and Tokyo to Chicago.

Prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition, Brussels 2012 (laureate)

Youngest concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic in the orchestra's history

Award for the album Dvořák/Janáček/Suk (Supraphon 2015) - Recording of the Week, Recording of the Month and Year etc.

What's new

2026-02
Album Martinů: Violin Concertos No. 1 and 2 (Supraphon, October 2025) received the Diapason d'Or award in February 2026 from the French magazine Diapason.
2025-10
Supraphon released on October 17, 2025 a new album by Špaček with Martinů's Violin Concertos No. 1 and 2 and Stravinsky's Divertimento, recorded with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and Petr Popelka.
2025-26
In the 2025/26 season, Špaček makes his debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, and Hong Kong Philharmonic.

Tour

PittsburghLondonTokyoHong KongBerlinHamburgBambergMannheimSaarbrückenPrahaPardubiceDvůr Králové nad Labem

Tracks

Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor / Janáček: Violin ConcertoSupraphon album 2015 with Czech Philharmonic and Jiří Bělohlávek, Recording of the Week (Sunday Times)

Martinů: Concerto for Violin, Piano and OrchestraSupraphon album 2023 with Miroslav Sekera and PRSO, positively received by BBC Music Magazine

Martinů: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Stravinsky: DivertimentoSupraphon album, October 2025, awarded Diapason d'Or (February 2026)

Trio Zimbalist: Weinberg, Auerbach, Dvořák (Piano Trios)debut CD of Zimbalist Trio, Gramophone Editor's Choice March 2024

Smetana / Janáček / Prokofiev (violin & piano)debut solo CD for Supraphon 2013 with Miroslav Sekera

About: Renata Lichnovská

Brno-based JAMU associate professor Renata Lichnovská ranks among the most respected Czech pianists of her generation, equally at home in solo recitals, chamber partnerships with leading soloists, and four-hand playing in Duo Ardašev.

2009

year of docent appointment at JAMU

1992

year of Gordon Trust Prize award in Glasgow

released CDs (Supraphon, Arco Diva, Multisonic etc.)

What's new

2026-08
Renata Lichnovská will perform on August 12, 2026 at the Ševčík Academy in Písek as a rehearsal pianist in a chamber program.
2026-07
At the Znojmo Music Festival 2026, Lichnovská will perform Dvořák's Slavonic Dances for two pianos as part of a project dedicated to Alphonse Mucha's Slavic Epic.
2026-01
Duo Ardašev performed on January 29, 2026 with the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Olomouc - the program included Bach's Concerto for Two Pianos and Britten's Scottish Ballad.

Tracks

Bedřich Smetana: Má vlast (Supraphon, 2003)four-hand piano recording with Igor Ardashev, Lichnovský habilitation theme

Antonín Dvořák: Slovanské tance (Supraphon, 1995)complete four-hand work, Duo Ardašev

Antonín Dvořák: Ze Šumavy, Legendy (Supraphon, 2001)four-hand recording, Duo Ardašev

Schnittke, Stevenson, Martinů (Arco Diva, 2005)chamber recording with Ivana Tomášková

J. L. Dusík: Koncert pro dva klavíry a orchestr (Amabile, 2001)with Igor Ardashev and Chamber Philharmonic Pardubice

About: Jakub Hrůša

Jakub Hrůša is a Czech conductor who serves as music director of the Royal Opera House in London and chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. From 2027 he will also lead the Czech Philharmonic. He appears regularly with major orchestras and opera houses across Europe and beyond.

About: Vilém Vlček

Vilém Vlček is a Czech cellist and winner of the Jiří Bělohlávek Prize. His recording of Bohuslav Martinů's music received recognition from the British magazine Gramophone. His repertoire spans from Baroque works to 20th-century cello literature.

About: Martin Myšička

Martin Myšička is a Czech actor and a long-standing member of the Dejvické divadlo theatre in Prague. He is known for his distinctive stage roles as well as appearances in film and television. He also performs as a narrator and reciter at various cultural events.

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