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Czech Chamber Music Society • Kateřina Javůrková


In October, we hope to finally get to hear organist Pavel Svoboda and French hornist Kateřina Javůrková in a programme that has been postponed twice. For the first half of the programme, this unusual instrumental duo will tackle music of the Baroque and Classical periods.

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Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach 
Fantasy in G minor, BWV 542/1 (5')
Jesus bleibet meine Freude, BWV 147, arranged for French horn and organ (4')
Fugue in G minor, BWV 542/2 (5')

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
Twelve variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, maman”, K 265 (10')

Carl Reinecke
Notturno, Op. 112 (5')

— Intermission —

Karlheinz Stockhausen 
In Freundschaft (20')

Bohuslav Martinů 
Vigil for organ, H 382 (5')

Miloslav Kabeláč 
Fantasy No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32 (9')

Jan Kučera
Indtrada and Arietta (world première) (5')

Performers

Pavel Svoboda organ
Kateřina Javůrková French horn

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Academy of Performing Arts — Martinů Hall

Performers

Pavel Svoboda  organ

Pavel Svoboda

Kateřina Javůrková  french horn

Kateřina Javůrková

Started to play the french horn at age of nine with Tomáš Krejbich. She graduated at the Prague Conservatory in the class of prof. Bedřich Tylšar in 2012. At present time she is a student at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague with professors Zdeněk Divoký and Radek Baborák. 

Kateřina has already earned reputation and prizes on prestigious international competitions. On the International Brass Competition in Brno she won the 1st prize repeatedly in 2005, 2009 and 2011. She was awarded the 1st prize on the international competition “Federico II di Svevia” in 2009. On the international french horn competition held as a part of the Festival “Moravian Autumn” she earned the title of “absolute winner”. 

She appeared as soloist with the Prague Philharmonia and the Prague Symphony Chamber Orchestra. She cooperates with leading Czech orchestras and ensembles, as the Czech Philharmonic, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Prague Chamber Orchestra or the Baborák Ensemble. From 2009 she is a regular member of the Prague Philharmonia. Kateřina Javůrková has been recently awarded  1st prize and the title of laureate of the  prestigious Prague Spring International Music Competition 2013.