Jan Jouza

Jan Jouza is a Czech violist and violinist. He has been a member of the Czech Philharmonic since 1990. He also performs in the Cimbalom Music of the Czech Philharmonic and in the ensemble Variace Praha.

After studying at the conservatory in Prague with professor Vladimír Rejšek and graduating from the Prague HAMU in the class of professor Nora Grumlíková, he worked as concertmaster of the North Bohemian State Philharmonic in Teplice. From March 1987 he was employed in the orchestra of the Smetana Theatre, where he successfully participated in the competition for the position of deputy concert master.

He also works as a chamber musician. He was a member of the Czech Chamber Orchestra and with the Prague Baroque Ensemble he recorded six sonatas by Jan Dismas Zelenka for Studio Matouš. Since 2010, he has been organizing the concert cycle Tóny architektury, which allows listeners to learn about the history and beauty of Prague's palaces and halls through music.

In 1997, he founded the Chamber Ensemble Variations with the aim of interpreting not only well-known compositions, but also lesser-played works by authors of the 19th and 20th centuries in a variable instrumental cast. In addition to a number of performances in the Czech Republic, the ensemble performed at concerts in Switzerland, Poland and Germany. He collaborated with Czech Radio and Czech Television.