Pavel Šporcl - Bach the Rebel

Name: Pavel Šporcl - Bach the Rebel
Start: 2026-11-18
Location: Grandhotel AMBASSADOR Národní Dům

Wed, 18 Nov 2026

Grandhotel AMBASSADOR Národní Dům, Karlovy Vary

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A concert by violinist Pavel Šporcl featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach in an unconventional interpretation.

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About the venue: Grandhotel AMBASSADOR Národní Dům

Grandhotel Ambassador Národní dům occupies an Art Nouveau building in central Karlovy Vary, designed in 1899-1900 by Viennese architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer. It began as a civic house for the Karlovy Vary marksmen's guild, combining a hotel, restaurant and variety theatre; it has been a listed cultural monument since 1958. Following a four-year reconstruction, it reopened in May 2015 as a 4-star Superior hotel with 83 rooms, the Ambassador Grand Spa balneo centre, and the Orpheum ballroom - seating nearly 800 - whose distinctive glass ceiling was fabricated by the Škoda works in Plzeň back in 1899.

T. G. Masaryka 1088/24, 360 01 Karlovy Vary Get directions

About: Pavel Šporcl

Born on 25 April 1973 in České Budějovice, Pavel Šporcl is a Czech violin virtuoso trained at the Prague Conservatory, HAMU, and in the United States with Itzhak Perlman and Dorothy DeLay. He stands as the sole Czech violinist of his generation included in Henry Roth's Violin Virtuosos: From Paganini to the 21st Century and was awarded the Czech Medal of Merit in 2015. Playing an iconic blue violin crafted by Jan Špidlen, he has sold more than 230,000 CDs and performed on major stages worldwide including Carnegie Hall and Suntory Hall.

230 000+

sold CDs

Gold & Platinum

gold and platinum records

violin concertos in the repertoire

What's new

2025-04
Šporcl released the rock album Rebel with the Blue Violin (Universal Music, 2024) and in April 2025 presented it with a concert at the Prague Municipal House.
2025-04
In an interview with Czech Radio Radiožurnál, Šporcl explained why he turned to rock after fifty and how instrumental versions of rock hits work without vocals.
2025-07
CzechTourism presented him as an ambassador of Czech culture in the podcast SBALENO, where he talked about playing in caves, in Peru, and under the Hollywood sign.

Tour

PrahaBrnoJihlavaOlomoucLuhačoviceSedlčanyPříbramČelákovice

Tracks

Rebel with the Blue Violinrock album (Universal Music, 2024) featuring hits by Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix and Billie Eilish in violin arrangement

Vivaldi: The Four Seasonsrecording awarded by Gramophone magazine as a manifestation of the most charismatic Czech violinist on disc

Homage to Jan Kubelíkalbum (2022) containing the world premiere recording of Kubelík's Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major, nominated for the ICMA award

Paganinianaalbum (2021) nominated for the ICMA award

Christmas on the Blue ViolinChristmas album recorded with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for Universal Music, one of the most sought-after Šporc programs

Recent shows

Sep 7, 2013 Areál městské sportovní haly, Havířov
Mar 16, 2013 Liceo Secco Suardo, Bergamo (IT)

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