Marek Štryncl

Conductor, cellist and choirmaster Marek Štryncl already held the position of concertmaster of the North Bohemian Philharmonic during his studies at the Teplice Conservatory. He graduated from the Prague Academy of Music in conducting (2002) and studied baroque cello at the Dresdner Akademie für alte Musik. At the same time, he participated in many courses focused on stylistic interpretation. He collaborates with distinguished chamber and symphony orchestras, choirs, ensembles and soloists (e.g. Magdalena Kožená, Phillipe Jaroussky, The New Israeli Vocal Ensemble, Boni Pueri, Orlando Consort, Prague Chamber Choir, Les Musiciens du Paradis, Prague Chamber Philharmonic etc.).

His repertoire includes works from early baroque to romanticism and contemporary compositions. Interest in contemporary interpretation led Marko Štryncl to found the Musica Florea ensemble in 1992. He also does not shy away from experimental projects, which include, for example, collaboration with the singer Iva Bittová, or performing romantic symphonic music on period instruments in the original interpretation.

He teaches conducting and choral conducting at the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague and baroque cello at Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno and works as artistic director of the International Summer School of Early Music in Valtice.