Tereza Horáková

She began playing the violin at the Hostivař Primary School of the Arts under Ondřej Štochl. She graduated from the Prague Conservatoire in Pavel Kudelásek’s class and completed her bachelor’s degree at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden under Natalie Prishepenko. She is continuing her further studies under the guidance of Štěpán Ježek at HAMU in Prague and Tianwa Yang in Würzburg.

Since childhood, she has taken part in violin competitions, where she has regularly won awards. She has broadened her experience through international performances and masterclasses, including at Allegro Vivo in Horn, Austria, in Sophie Jaffé’s class, and with Jan Fišer, Cynthia Freivogel and Vadim Gluzman. She is a member of the Chamber Academy Central Bohemia and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Academy.

In her concert activities, Tereza Horáková focuses on contemporary music. She founded the ‘‘Bridges of Contemporary Music’’ series, which aims to present world premieres of compositions. Several works have been commissioned specifically for her. As a soloist, she has performed with the Berg Chamber Orchestra, the Opera Diversa ensemble and the Konvergence artistic association.

She is also interested in early music, particularly the German Baroque. She served as concertmaster of the Prague Conservatoire Baroque Orchestra under the baton of Jakub Kydlíček and regularly collaborates with the ensembles Concerto Aventino, Collegium Marianum, Czech Ensemble Baroque and Ensemble Inégal. She also performs in Germany, including with the organist and harpsichordist Jan Katzschke.

Her repertoire also encompasses the Classical and Romantic periods. As a soloist, she has performed Karol Szymanowski’s First Violin Concerto with the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra and conductor Miriam Němcová; with the North Czech Philharmonic Teplice, she has performed Josef Suk’s Fantasia, Bohuslav Martinů’s Duo concertante and Bach’s Double Concerto. At the Ševčík Academy, she led the festival orchestra as concertmaster under the baton of Jakub Hrůša.