Praga Camerata Quintet

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Lucie Sedláková Hůlová – 1^st violin
Eva Nykrýnová – 2^nd violin
Jan Nykrýn – viola
Martin Sedlák – cello
Jakub Waldmann – double bass

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Concert Programme Proposals

Czech programme

Josef Bohuslav FOERSTER (1859-1951): “Viola“ ed “Rosa“, op. 3
Josef MYSLIVEČEK (1737-1781): Trio in G (for violin, cello and double bass)
Bohuslav MARTINŮ(1890-1959): Serenada No. 2 (for two violins and viola)
Josef SUK (1874-1935): Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale “St. Wenceslas”, op. 35
Antonín DVOŘÁK (1841-1904): String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, op. 77

Popular Programme In Dance Rhythms

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791): Little Night Music, KV 525
Luigi BOCCHERINI (1743-1805): Menuet
Bedřich SMETANA(1824-1884): Skočná from opera The Bartered Bride
Antonín DVOŘÁK (1841-1904): Slavonic Dance Nr. 1 in C Major, op. 46 (furiant) 
Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897): Hungarian Dance Nr. 5 in G Minor
Johann STRAUSS (1825-1899): Pizzicato Polca
Petr Iljič ČAJKOVSKIJ (1840-1893): Waltz of the Flowers from ballet The Nutcracker
Dmitrij ŠOSTAKOVIČ (1906-1975): Waltz Nr. 2 from suite for jazz orchestra
Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937): Bolero
Georges BIZET (1838-1875): Suite from opera Carmen

Romantic Programme With Pianist Matyáš Novák

Michail Ivanovič GLINKA (1804-1857): Grand Sextet in E-flat Major
Sergej RACHMANINOV (1873-1943): Piano Concerto Nr. 2 in C Minor, op. 18 (arrangement for piano and string quintet by Jeremy Liu)

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Praga Camerata Quintet

PRAGA CAMERATA QUINTET consists of musicians from the Praga Camerata orchestra, a Czech chamber ensemble that has been successfully performing not only on the Czech music scene for more than twenty years, but also represents the country at foreign festivals and performs in renowned concert halls (Tonhalle Zürich, KKL Concert Hall in Luzern, Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, Auditorio in Valencia, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Soeul Arts Centre, etc).

The members of the Praga Camerata Quintet are united by the joy of making music together, in which they make use of their rich experience from many chamber ensembles. The ensemble’s core repertoire in the Year of Czech Music 2024 is, for example, Dvořák’s Quintet Op. 77 and other pieces by Czech composers for this cast. An interesting feature in the repertoire is the performance of chamber arrangements of piano concertos, eg. by Rachmaninov or Liszt.

Lucie Sedláková Hůlová

LUCIE SEDLÁKOVÁ HŮLOVÁ is a sought-after violinist and chamber musician. Born in Prague, she graduated from the Prague Conservatory and from the Prague Academy of Music (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 regularly plays with her husband, cellist Martin Sedlák, as the Czech String Duo and together they also join forces with pianist Veronika Böhmová, forming the Kinsky Trio Prague. She frequently played with her father, violinist Pavel Hůla. After his death in 2021, she took over the artistic direction of the renowned Praga Camerata chamber orchestra, where she has been member and soloist since its foundation in 2001.

She was shortly a member of the European Union Youth Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Haitink. In 2000 – 2006, she was also a member of the UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra where she worked with the world’s most famous and respected conductors and soloists. She teaches at the Music School in Prague and as a tutor or lecturer she regularly attends various music courses. Since 2012, she has been a lecturer and, since 2019, also the artistic director of international chamber music courses “PELLEGRINA with the Kinsky trio and friends” held in České Budějovice.

Lucie engages herself also in performing baroque music in authentic interpretation on authentic instruments, both as soloist as well as in specialized ensembles (Musica Florea, Collegium 1704, Capella Regia, Capella Ornamentata, Solamente Naturali, etc.). Her solo CD recording of complete Biber’s Rosary Sonatas with organist Jaroslav Tůma is well received by professional critics.

[https://lucie.kinskytrio.cz]

Eva Nykrýnová

EVA NYKRÝNOVÁ studied violin at the Prague Conservatory in the class of prof. Vladimír Rejšek.  In 1996 she studied at Lawrence University, Wi, USA in the class of prof. Anne Shih. After her return she became a laureate of the Violin Competition of Maestro Josef Muzika. She finished her studies at the Conservatory in Brno in the class of prof. Bohumil Kotmel where she successfully graduated with solo performance of Khachaturian Violin Concerto with orchestra. In 1999 – 2003 she studied at the Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany, in the class of prof. Anne Shih. She took part in several master classes of great pedagogues such as B. Kotmel, V. Hudeček or Ch. Schickedanze.

Since her studies, she has been consistently engaged in chamber music. She plays all genres of music, from Renaissance and Baroque works (Gutta Musicae) to contemporary music. She is a member of chamber groups and orchestras (Parnas Ensemble, Praga Camerata, Eve Quartet, Czech Collegium, Echo Ensemble, etc.). With these ensembles she performs on prestigious domestic and foreign concert stages.

Jan Nykrýn

JAN NYKRÝN, violist, acquired invaluable performing experiences not only during his studies at the Prague Conservatory, but also at the Lawrence University (USA, 1991–92), in master classes with William Preucil – primarius of the Cleveland Quartet – and in Oxford in masterclasses with Kató Havas. Jan Nykrýn performed as the principal violist of the Fox Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra where he also appeared as a soloist. He gained the first prize in the national competitions of faculties of education in Plzeň in 1998. He graduated from the Charles University in 2002.

In years 1995-2007, he was a member of the Czech Nonet. With the group, he toured the United States and many countries in Europe, as well as recorded live for radio broadcasting companies around the globe, and also recorded many CDs for Harmonia Mundi – Praga Digital label. His interest in chamber music led him to collaborate with other ensembles, e.g. Musica Pro Anima or Praga Camerata, he is a founding member of the Parnas Ensemble. He is also engaged in chamber music pedagogically at international chamber music courses “PELLEGRINA with the Kinsky trio and friends”.

Since 2005, he has been a member of the Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK. In 2019, he successfully auditioned for the position of deputy principal violist, and in 2023 he became the principal violist of the Prague Symphony Orchestra.

Martin Sedlák

MARTIN SEDLÁK, cello, graduated from the Prague Conservatory in 1997 and from the Academy of Music in Prague 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.” He has received numerous prizes in cello competitions at home as well as abroad (Liezen in Austria, Viňa del Mar in Chile, Prague in Czech Republic). He got several special prizes 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 Sedláková Hůlová in the Czech String Duo and together with pianist Veronika Böhmová in the piano trio Kinsky Trio Prague. He is a principal member and soloist of the Praga Camerata chamber orchestra, founded by Pavel Hůla. He collaborates also on a crossover projects with the jazz piano trio. In 2001-2002, he was a member of the UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra and later the UBS Verbier Chamber Orchestra where he worked with the world’s most famous and respected conductors and soloists.

He teaches at the Music School in Prague and as a tutor or lecturer he is regularly invited on various music courses. Since 2012, he has been a lecturer and, since 2019, also the artistic director of international chamber music courses “PELLEGRINA with the Kinsky trio and friends”.

Jakub Waldmann

JAKUB WALDMANN, double bass, graduated from Conservatory in Teplice and Music Faculty of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He was a member of the Orchestra of the National Theatre, Suk Chamber Orchestra and for a period of 20 years he was a member of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in the double bass section. Collaboration with the Czech Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Josef Vlach was essential in his career. In the years 1989 – 1997 he was the president of the Union of the Orchestral Musicians in the Czech Republic and the Chairman of Intergram, an Independent Society of Performers and Producers. Currently he is engaged in chamber music playing and teaching and is a member of the World Orchestra for Peace, founded by Sir Georg Solti.

Since 2002, he has been teaching at the Prague Secondary School of Music (GMHS), where he held the position of deputy director for 20 years. He cooperates with Czech Radio, organizes music festivals in the Czech Republic, devotes himself to educational music projects and is the organizer of the František Simandl International Double Bass Competition in Blatná.

As a conductor, he works with students in international European Erasmus+ projects and regularly also at festivals in the United Arab Emirates. Since 2022, he has been the chief conductor of the Písek Chamber Orchestra.

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