Michal Hanzal

Michal Hanzal is a Czech organist and pianist.

After obtaining a basic musical education, Michal Hanzal attended the Conservatory in Prague. He finished his studies in 1996 with a diploma in the field of tuba (Prof. P. Trnka) and organ (Prof. J. Popelka). He continued his studies at the AMU, where he first graduated in 2001 in the organ (Prof. J. Popelka) with an ensemble performance of J.S. Bach's Art of Fugue, and in 2005 he graduated as another instrument at the AMU in the harpsichord (Prof. G. Lukšaité-Mrázková). In 2002 and 2003, he also studied in the form of supplementary studies at the early music department of the Musikhochschule "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" in Leipzig. During his studies, he gained additional experience at numerous master classes and interpretation competitions at home and abroad (finalist of the Prague Spring competition) and performed at several international music festivals.