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Violinist Lucie Sedláková Hůlová graduated from the Prague Conservatory under Dana Vlachová in 1997 and from the Prague Academy of Music under Professor Jiří Tomášek in 2002 (Masters degree). She has to her credit an impressive list of solo appearances with Czech orchestras as well as with partners in various chamber music combinations. She performed Dvořák’s Violin Concerto as a soloist with the Pilsen Philharmonic at the beginning of the Dvořák’s 100th anniversary year 2004 in the Czech Republic as well as on their highly successful tour of the USA. The critics admired particularly the beauty of her tone and the warmth of her musical expression. Together with her husband, the cellist Martin Sedlák she forms the "Czech String Duo" and together with the pianist Jaroslava Pěchočová they play in the Kinsky Trio Prague. She plays often with her father Pavel Hůla – first violinist of the Kocian Quartet (together they have already recorded two CDs). She is also a member and soloist of the chamber orchestra Praga camerata . With all these chamber ensembles she made over 500 concerts all over the world. |
While still studying, Lucie received several awards in various competitions and attended several master classes staged in Semmering, Austria and Verbier, Switzerland.
In the summer of 1997 she was a member of the European Union Youth Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Haitink. In 2000 - 2005 she was member of the UBS Verbier Festival Youth Orchestra, under such conductors as Levine, Sawallisch, Mehta, Dohnányi, Mazur, Gergiev and Järvi. She played with this orchestra at the famous Verbier Festival in Switzerland and toured Europe, South and North America and Asia with them, performing in the most prestigious concert halls.
She has made a number of recordings for Czech Radio as well as a number of CDs and she has appeared in several concerts broadcast in the Czech Republic, USA, Mexico, Austria, and Spain.
She plays on a violin made in the 18th century by an italian master.
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Pilsen Daily
“Her performance in the demanding solo part of the Dvořák Violin Concerto was smitting for its wide ranging tonal palate as well as self -evident technical mastery, allowing her to bask in the delicate phrasing and effortless accompaniment of an orchestra at the top of its form.“
Pilsen Daily
“I have never heard anything more beautiful or performed with more passion. Ms. Hůlova's solo was especially captivating, surpassed only by her beauty.“
February 12, 2004 Jefferson City
“Hůlova’s playing was expressive and intuitively joyful.”
February 11, 2004 www.knocknews.com
“Lucie Hůlová charmed the audience with her delightfully warm tone.”
February 19, 2004 The Daily News- West Palm Beach
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CD Vivaldi : L’estro armonico op. 3
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Martin Sedlák - cello, graduated from the Prague Conservatory under Václav Jírovec in 1997 and from the Academy of Music under Josef Chuchro in 2002. He took part in master classes of the most famous cellists of our time (M. Mlejnik, E. Arizcuren, T. Kühne, M. Perényi, M. Rostropovich). M. Rostropovich said about him: “He is an excelent cellist, who has his instrument under a perfect control.” In 1996 he became the winner of the International Cello Competition in Liezen (Austria). In the autumn of the same year he was a semi-finalist in the International Cello Competition of Dr. Luis Sigall in Viňa del Mar (Chile). In 1997 he won 1st prize in cello competition of Bohuslav Martinů Foundation and also won a special prize for the best interpretation of Martinů´s work. In 1998 he was entered, as a soloist, on the prestigious list of young artists issued by the Czech Music Fund. Apart from his career as a soloist, he is a sought-after partner in various chamber combinations. He plays with his wife, violinist, Lucie Sedlakova Hulova in "Czech String Duo" and together with pianist Jaroslava Pěchočová in piano trio “Kinsky Trio Prague”. He is a member and soloist of the chamber orchestra Praga camerata . |
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As a soloist or chamber musician he played in most countries of Europe and also in Mexico, Agrentina, Chile, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, USA and Canada. He has made more than twenty solo recordings for Czech Radio as well as a number of CDs. Since 2001 he has been also a member of the UBS Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra which performs in the major cities of the world. In 2005 and 2006 he colaborated on a project with violinist Maxim Vengerov. He performs on the F. A. Homolka cello of 1859. |
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Jaroslava Pěchočová - piano, graduated from the Pardubice Conservatory in 1998. Thereafter, she studied at the Prague Academy of Performing Arts with Professor Ivan Moravec, and in 2007 she successfully completed her doctoral studies under his guidance. During her studies, she also participated in master courses held by Nelly Akopian, and in 2002 she completed the graduate program at the Royal College of Music in London. She is a laureate of several domestic and foreign performance competitions,
including Hradec Králové ´96, Wroclav ´95, Missouri ´98, and Wales 2001.
She inaugurated her concert career towards the end of her studies – for example, in 1997 she played at the international festival in Athens, and later performed as a soloist with the Pardubice Chamber Philharmonic and with the Prague Symphony Orchestra (under conductor Jiří Bělohlávek); at the Prague Winter Festival she appeared with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and the conductor Libor Pešek. Under his leadership she also made a guest appearance in October of 2005 at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. She plays with other orchestras at their home bases as well as abroad, and she has been invited to Switzerland, Japan, Russia, Poland, Germany, England, Austria, and the Netherlands for solo recitals. In 2004 she had a matinee performance at the Prague Spring Festival.
The pianist also pursues chamber music: she plays in a piano duet and a piano trio and she is
a sought-after partner for collaboration among leading instrumentalists and ensembles in the Czech music scene.
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