A Soldier's Story

Name: A Soldier's Story
Start: 2026-08-18T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-18T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Bývalé kasárny Horažďovice

took place · 18 Aug 2026

Bývalé kasárny Horažďovice, Horažďovice

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For the first time, the Ševčík Festival will take place in the former barracks. The programme features the voice of Martin Myšička and the violin of Josef Špaček.

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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.

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

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