EDITORIAL BOARD
The Janáček Conservatory
in Ostrava Has Czechia’s Best Sound
dancers- all while not being afraid
to experiment. The Leoš Janáček
International Music Festival regularly
invites world-class music acts to Ostrava
and the region’s churches are filled with
heavenly tunes during the St. Wenceslas
Music Festival. We have a roster of
wonderful artists and beautiful galeries.
In short, Ostrava, and the MoravianSilesian Region as a whole, has a strong
cultural foundation, and I am overjoyed
to be part of it.
After studying piano at the Ostrava
conservatory, and at VŠMU in Bratislava,
I mainly focused on solo concert acts
and chamber music in conjunction
with other artists based in Ostrava. As
the years went by, however, the Janáček
Conservatory in Ostrava really grew on
me and I ended up spending the last
34 years there as an educator, and then
became the conservatory’s principal in
2004. Aiding with providing the best
possible environment for my colleagues
and the talented children they work
with is an honor for me. Our region is
essentially an incubator for talent and
the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava has
Czechia’s best sound. The conservatory
served as a springboard in the careers
of many great musicians, dancers and
actors whose names are now plastered
across concert and performance
posters not only in Czechia, but all
over the world. I am also very pleased
that not only does the conservatory
concern itself with the education of
young talent, but it also serves as
the cultural heart of Ostrava. We host
our own performances where new faces
can be seen performing in tandem with
Ostrava is stereotypically referred to as
the city of steel, hard work and miners.
However, the city has been brimming
with culture, artistic creations and
architectural marvels since the early
20th century. Ostrava has also had the
honor of being visited by personalities
such as Paul Hindemith, Sergei
Prokofjev and Igor Stravinskij. The city’s
cultural sphere remains strong even
today, as it regularly hosts contemporary
and experimental music festivals such
as the Ostrava Days and the NODO
music festivals, the latter of which is
Moravian-Silesian Region is essentially an incubator for talent,
many great musicians, dancers and actors.
a medium to stage new-age operas.
Ostrava attracts innovators, pioneers
and artistic personalities from a myriad
of artistic fields. The city offers these
artists support, understanding, and
most importantly, an educated audience
that actively supports its actors, singers,
the most acclaimed professionals. In
essence, I am glad to have the honor to
stand with our students at the dawn of
their artistic careers
Soňa Javůrková,
Director of Janáček
Conservatory in Ostrava
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