Václav Hudeček

Václav Hudeček is a Czech violin virtuoso who belongs to the constants of Czech concert art. On November 12, 1967, he performed as a fifteen-year-old in a concert in London with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. A day later, the legendary David Oistrach heard him, predicted a great future for him and offered him pedagogical help. From 1970 until Oistrach's death in 1974, Hudeček was a pupil of this great master. At the same time, he completed his studies at the Prague Academy of Performing Arts in the class of Professor Václav Snítil.

Since his London debut, he has performed around the world on the most prestigious stages (Carnegie Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Suntory Hall, Osaka Festival Hall, Sydney Opera House). with the world's best orchestras (Berliner Philharmoniker, Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, NHK Philharmonic Orchestra, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Moscow State Philharmonic and others), as well as at world festivals (Osaka, Salzburg, Istanbul, Perth, Helsinki). The legacy of David Oistrach and other giants of the Russian violin school is still claimed. And so he purposefully cooperates even today with the bearers of the traditions of Oistrach, Kogan and Sitkovetský.

Hudeček's recordings are on Supraphon, Panton, Japan Victor Company, Ex Libris and others. His recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons is the most successful title created in the Czech Republic after November 1989. Václav Hudeček does not only devote himself to the compositions of the old masters, but expands his repertoire spectrum to include works of the 20th century (Janáček, Prokofjev) and compositions by contemporary Czech composers (Kymlička ) Holidays of music that he organizes in Prague, Luhačovice, Zlín, Moravské Budějovice and other cities.