Josef Špaček

Josef Špaček is a Czech violinist. His playing stands out for its technical certainty, virtuosity, distinctive expression and a wide range of sound colors. He started at the Prague Conservatory under the direction of Jaroslav Foltýn. He subsequently studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and at New York's Juilliard School.

He performs with major orchestras around the world, in recent years, for example, with the Czech Philharmonic, Orchester de Paris, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Bamberger Symphoniker, Tonhalle -Orchester Zürich, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, hr-Sinfonieorchester or Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.

He is also dedicated to chamber music - with cellist Timotheus Gavriilidis-Petrin and pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu he forms the international Trio Zimbalist, which tours the USA and Europe every year. His most recent discography includes an album of works by B. Martinů with Miroslav Sekera and the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, with cellist Tomáš Jamník he recorded the album Cesty and with the Czech Philharmonic and Jiří Bělohlávek he recorded Dvořák's and Janáček's violin concertos em> and Suk's Fantasia.

He is a laureate of the world famous Queen Elisabeth International Competition in Brussels and the winner of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition in New Zealand. He worked as concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic for nine seasons and has been its resident artist since 2016.