Jan Mráček
“This is an impressive talent.”
ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
“With an accuracy of intonation and technical accomplishment that puts the listener in mind of people like Joshua Bell and Itzhak Perlman, Jan Mráček is probably capable of playing just about anything in the repertoire.”
PALM BEACH ARTS PAPER
“Czech violinist Jan Mráček wins International Fritz Kreisler Competition”
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About Jan
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Jan Mráček had the honour of being invited by Maestro Jiří Bělohlávek to guest lead the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in their three concert residency at Vienna’s Musikverein, and the European Youth Orchestra under Gianandrea Noseda and Xian Zhang on their 2015 summer tour.
He is a member of the Lobkowicz Piano Trio, which took first prize and the audience prize at the International Johannes Brahms Competition in Pörtschach (Austria) in 2014. His acclaimed recording of the Dvořák violin concerto and other works by the Czech composer under James Judd with the Czech National Symphony was released on the Onyx label, and most recently he recorded works of Milan Mihajlovic with Howard Griffiths and the Brandenburg State Symphony for the CPO label.
He made his British debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins in London and other cities, his American debuts with the St Louis Symphony under Han-Na Chang and the Florida Symphony with James Judd, debuts in Dubai with the Vienna Concert Verein and in China with the Slovenian Philharmonic, the Czech Philharmonic under Manuel López-Gómez, his Swiss debut with the Tchaikovsky concerto as an Orpheum Foundation soloist in Zurich’s Tonhalle with the Tchaikovsky concerto and Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra under Vladimir Fedoseyev, his Korean debut with the Beethoven Violin Concerto and the Daejeon Philharmonic and performed the concerti of Shostakovich and Bruch with the Asian Youth Orchestra in Tokyo.
He had been invited by the late Maestro Jiri Bělohlávek, who passed away in June 2017, who would have conducted and who had given him great encouragement in the course of his career, for three performances of the Dvořák concerto in Prague with the Czech Philharmonic. These concerts subsequently took place successfully as a memorial to the Maestro.
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Last season he made his French debut with performances of the Mendelssohn violin concerto with the Orchestre National de Lorraine under Jordan de Souza, and gave performances of the Dvořák concerto in Ljubljana with the Slovenian Philharmonic under James Judd.
Highlights of the current season include his debut at Vienna’s Musikverein and the Athens Megaron with the Brahms violin concerto, the KKL Lucerne with Mozart’s violin concerto No 4, chamber music at the Richard Strauss Festival in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and the Prokofiev violin concerto No 1 with Petr Altrichter and the Czech Philharmonic, which he recorded a week later recorded with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Future concerts include invitations to Moscow and Istanbul, and the Dvorak Festival in Prague where he will play the Korngold violin concerto under Jakub Hrusa and the Bamberg Symphony.
Two concerts with the Sønderjylland Symphony mark his Danish debut.
This is his fourth season as concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, and he has just won the Prague Classics Award for the best concerto performance with this orchestra for his Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 1 under Petr Altrichter.
Jan Mráček plays on an Enrico Rocca violin dated 1905, formerly owned by Oscar Shumsky, and generously loaned to him by Mr Peter Biddulph.
Events Calendar
CALENDAR
26 NOVEMBER 2023 19:30
Beijing CHN – Sanlitun Art Center
piano Lukáš Klánský
25 NOVEMBER 2023 19:30
Chengdu CHN – Chengdu Gaoxin Yhongzan Grand Theatre
piano Lukáš Klánský
24 NOVEMBER 2023 20:00
Shenzhen CHN – Shenzen Binhai Art Center
piano Lukáš Klánský
19 NOVEMBER 2023 19:30
Guangzhou CHN – Guangzhou Grand Theatre
piano Lukáš Klánský
18 NOVEMBER 2023 19:30
Changsha CHN – Changsha Concert Hall
piano Lukáš Klánský
17 NOVEMBER 2023 19:30
Wuhan CHN – Wuhan Qintai Grand Theatre
piano Lukáš Klánský
14 NOVEMBER 2023 19:30
Xining CHN – Qinghai Grand Theater
piano Lukáš Klánský
12 NOVEMBER 2023 19:00
Dalian CHN – Dalian People Culture Club
piano Lukáš Klánský
10 NOVEMBER 2023 19:00
Mudanjiang CHN – Mudanjiang Grand Theatre
Piano Lukáš Klánský
6 NOVEMBER 2023
Tokyo JP – Suntory Hall
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor Ken Takaseki
https://www.suntory.com/culture-sports/suntoryhall/schedule/detail/20231106_M_3.html
4 NOVEMBER 2023
Yokohama JP – Yokohama Minatomirai Hall
Czech Philharmonic
3 NOVEMBER 2023
Osaka JP – Syphony Hall
Czech Philharmonic
1 NOVEMBER 2023
Tokyo JP – Suntory Hall
Czech Philharmonic
31 OCTOBER 2023
Tokyo JP – Suntory Hall
Czech Philharmonic
30 OCTOBER 2023
Niigata JP – Ryutopia Hall
Czech Philharmonic
29 OCTOBER 2023
Tokyo JP – Suntory Hall
Czech Philharmonic
28 OCTOBER 2023
Nagoya JP – Aichi Arts Centre
Czech Philharmonic
25 OCTOBER 2023
Daegu KR – Daegu Concert House
Czech Philharmonic
24 OCTOBER 2023
Seoul KR – Seoul Art Centre
Czech Philharmonic
Repertoire
Violin Concertos
Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Bach: Violin Concerto in E-Major, BWV 1042
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Violoncello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56
Berg: Violin Concerto
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Violoncello in A Major, Op. 102
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Dvorak: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
Janacek: Violin Concerto “Pilgrimage of a Soul”
Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Locatelli: Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 1 No. 5
Manfredini: Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 3/7
Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano and Violin in D minor
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D minor, MWV O 3
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K 211
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K 216
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K 218
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K 219 “Turkish”
Mozart: Concertone for 2 Violins in C Major, K 190/186E
Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat Major, K 364/320D
Prokofjev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19
Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, op. 61
Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No. 1
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D Major
Suk: Fantasie for Violin and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 24
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
Vivaldi, Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major, RV 551
Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3, no 10/RV 580
Vivaldi: Violin Concertos (4) Op. 8, No 1-4 “Le quattro stagioni” (The Four Seasons)
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 14, No. 1
Violin Sonatas
Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Corelli : Violin Sonata, Op.5 No.9
Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 “Spring”
Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 7 in C minor, Op. 30 no 2
Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 8 in G major, Op. 30 no 3
Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78 “Regen”
Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8
Händel: Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in E major, HWV 373/Op. 1, No. 15
Händel: Sonata or 2 Violins and Basso Continuo in E major, HWV 394/Op.2, No. 9
Paganini: Sonatas (6) fo,lr Violin and Guitar, Op. 3: no 6 in E minor
Prokofiev: Sonata for Violin solo in D major, Op. 115
Tartini: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor, “Le trille du diable”
Ysaÿe: Sonatas (6) for Violin solo, Op. 27: no 2 in A minor “Obsession”
Ysaÿe: Sonatas (6) for Violin solo, Op. 27: no 3 in D minor “Ballade”
Ysaÿe: Sonatas (6) for Violin solo, Op. 27: no 4 in E minor
Virtuoso And Encore Pieces
Bloch: Baal Shem
Dvořák: Mazurek, op. 49
Dvořák: Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39
Dvořák: 4 Romatic pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 75 (B 150)
Ernst: Le roi des aulnes, Op. 26 “Der Erlkönig”
Fibich: Concert Polonaise for Violin and Piano in D major
Hořínka: Prouzení (Awakening) for solo Violin (2009)
Jezek: Duo for two Violins
Joachim: Romance, Op. 2, No. 1
Kocian: Serenade
Kreisler: Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani
Kreisler: Recitative and Scherzo-Caprice for Solo Violin, Op. 6
Massenet: Thaïs Meditation
Monti: Csárdás
Mozart: Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E major, K 261
Mozart: Rondo for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in C major, K 373
Paganini: Caprices for Violin solo, Op. 1 (5,9,11,13,14,17,19,20,22,24)
Paganini: Cantabile for Violin and Piano/Guitar in D major, MS 109
Paganini: Le Streghe, Op. 8
Paganini: Nel cor piu non mi sento
Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
Sarasate: Navarra for 2 Violins, Op. 33
Sarasate: Zapateado, Op. 23 No. 6
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 (Gypsy Airs)
Schubert: Rondo in B minor, D. 895
Schubert: Rodno in A major, D. 438
Ševčík: The girls with blue eyes (holka modrooka), op. 10
Smetana: Pieces (2) for Violin and Piano, T 128 “From my homeland”
Spohr: Barcarolle
Suk: 4 Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 17
Tchaikovsky: Mélodie for Violin and Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 42, No. 3
Tchaikovsky: Valse-scherzo in C major, Op. 34
Waxman: Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
Wieniawski: Polonaise brillante in D major, Op. 4, No. 1
Williams: The Lark Ascending
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