Jiří Pavlica & Hradišťan

Jiří Pavlica & Hradišťan is a musical group with a wide range of genres and a non-traditional repertoire, whose strong source of inspiration, especially in the early days of its existence, was folk tradition. It was founded together with a dance troupe in 1950 in Uherské Hradiště, where many generations of musicians, singers and dancers worked under the long-term leadership of Jaroslav Václav Staňek. He shifted the then understanding of the presentation of folklore from the free presentation of music and dance numbers towards more elaborate compositions that already met the standards of artistic work.

Since 1978, the artistic director of Hradišťan has been a creative personality - violinist and music composer Jiří Pavlica. Hradišťan is a professional body that works mainly with the legacy of folk tradition and its philosophical overlap. He crosses the boundaries of musical genres and collaborates with personalities from different cultures around the world.