CANCELED / MASTERCLASS / IVAN VOKÁČ – VIOLONCELLO

Dear students and listeners,

due to the introduction of distance learning and the absence of students in Brno, the masterclass with Ivan Vokáč will not take place in the original term. We will inform you about the replacement date in the concert calendar on the website.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

 

MASTERCLASS

Filharmonie Brno Orchestra Academy

This year, the Filharmonie Brno educational offer to students of its Orchestra Academy, run since 2014, will be expanded with a new programme of masterclasses. These new sessions will be held primarily by the soloists of the season.

 

MASTERCLASS IVAN VOKÁČ

February 20, 2021

Venue: Besední dům, Komenského náměstí 534 / 8, 602 00 Brno

 

Masterclass structure

• length: 3 hours
• number of active participants: 3 – 4
• number of passive participants: unlimited
• admission for active participants: 0 Kč
• admission for passive participants: 100 Kč

You can become an active participant by sending a completed binding application by email to akademie@filharmonie-brno.cz or by post to Orchestrální akademie Filharmonie Brno, Komenského náměstí 8, 602 00 Brno, Czech republic. The masterclass lecturer will choose the active participants. Filharmonie Brno does not provide répétiteurs for masterclass participants.

 

Ivan Vokáč

Winner of a number of international competitions (Liezen 2002, Dresden 2005, Martinů competition in Prague 2008, Janáček competition in Brno 2013), Ivan Vokáč performs with leading Czech orchestras, such as the Czech Philharmonic, Prague Philharmonia and Pilsen Philharmonic, and also dedicates himself to chamber music, with artists including the Lobkowicz Trio, Daniel Hope, Paul Neubauer, Josephine Knight and Ivo Kahánek. He is a member of the Prague Cello Quartet and Escualo Quintet, playing the piano in the latter. He has been a co-principal of the cellos in the Czech Philharmonic since 2017.