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VC ARTIST | Josef Spacek - Michael Hill, Queen Elisabeth & Carl Nielsen Competition Prizes

Czech violin virtuoso Josef Spacek has firmly established an international reputation as one of the new generation's top tier concert soloists

Czech violin virtuoso Josef Spacek has firmly established an international reputation as one of the new generation's top tier concert soloists.

A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School, where he studied with Ida KavafianJaime Laredo and Itzhak Perlman, Josef is a former prize winner at the Michael Hill, Kocian, Queen Elisabeth and Carl Nielsen International Violin Competitions.

His recent debuts include solo engagements with the Pilsen Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Czech Philharmonic, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Netherlands Philharmonic, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Essener Philharmoniker, Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg, Philadelphia Orchestra and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.

Josef has served as Concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra since 2011 - but in July of this year announced he will step down from the position to further pursue his solo career.

 

VC ARTIST JOSEF ŠPAČEK | LALO | SYMPHONIE ESPAGNOLE | ADRIEN PERRUCHON & SYMFONIEORKEST VLAANDEREN | 2017

 

VC ARTIST JOSEF ŠPAČEK | RAVEL | TZIGANE | JIRI BELOHLAVEK & CZECH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2014

 

VC ARTIST JOSEF ŠPAČEK & MÁTÉ SZÜCS | HÄNDEL-HALVORSEN | SARABANDE | 2017

 

VC ARTIST JOSEF ŠPAČEK | BACH | CHACONNE FROM PARTITA NO. 2 IN D MINOR | 2013

 

VC ARTIST JOSEF ŠPAČEK | YSAŸE | SOLO SONATA NO. 3 'BALLAD' | 2012 QUEEN ELISABETH INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

VC ARTIST JOSEF ŠPAČEK | FIBICH | POLONAISE DE CONCERT IN D MAJOR | JIRI BELOHLAVEK & CZECH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA | 2013

 

VC ARTIST JOSEF ŠPAČEK | MOZART | VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 3 IN G MAJOR | 1ST MVT | 2012 QUEEN ELISABETH INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

VC ARTIST JOSEF ŠPAČEK & MIROSLAV SEKERA | SAINT-SAËNS/YSAŸE | CAPRICE D'APRÈS L'ÉTUDE EN FORME DE VALSE | 2013

 

VC ARTIST JOSEF ŠPAČEK | SIBELIUS | VIOLIN CONCERTO | 2ND MVT | 2012 QUEEN ELISABETH INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION

 

Name: Josef Spacek
Violin: 1732 'LeBrun; Bouthillard' Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù
Bow: J. A. Lamy
Strings: Larsen Strings: Il Canone
Accessories: Pirastro Korfker Shoulder Rest and Shar pad 
Teachers: Jaroslav Foltyn | Ida Kavafian | Jaime Laredo | Shmuel Askhenasi | Itzhak Perlman
School: Prague Conservatory | Curtis Institute of Music | The Juilliard School
Website: www.josefspacek.com
Facebook: Josef Spacek
Instagram: @spacek_violin
 

 

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