VILÉM VLČEK

CZECH REPUBLIC

  • date of birth: April 26, 1998
  • currently studying at the Musik-Akademie Basel with Prof. Danjulo Ishizaka;
  • studied at the Music Gymnasium in Prague with Prof. Martin and Mirko Škampa;
  • participated in masterclasses given by Steven Isserlis, Frans Helmerson, Alisa Weilerstein, Michal Kaňka, Jakob Koranyi;
  • plays on a cello made by Jiří Bělohlávek.

Prizes: laureate of Concertino Praga, Jan Vychytil Cello Competition

Program:

First Round

Piatti Caprice Op. 25 No. 6

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major Hob. VIIb/1

Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat major Op. 70

Second Round

Schubert Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D. 821

Ligeti Sonata for Solo Cello

Davidov At the Fountain Op. 20 No. 2

Semifinal

Enescu Cello Sonata No. 2 in C major Op. 26

Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor Op. 40

Final

Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor Op. 104