Juraj Škoda

Juraj Škoda worked in various chamber ensembles in Bratislava and premiered compositions by contemporary Slovak composers. He won an audition for the orchestral academy of the Czech Philharmonic, where he has the opportunity to gain experience and play under the baton of world-famous conductors and soloists. Recently, he played solo with the Bruno Walter Symphony Orchestra (an international collaboration between Austria, Slovakia and Hungary), with the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra and also with the Chamber Orchestra of the Prague Conservatory under the baton of Chuhei Iwasaki, chief conductor of the Pilsen Philharmonic. Among his greatest competition achievements are 1st prize and laureate title at the Douzelage Young Musicians competition (Sherbourne, Great Britain), 1st place and the composer's prize for the best interpretation of a piece at the national cello competition Violoncello Autumn in Modra and victory in its category at the national competition of conservatories and music schools of the Czech Republic.