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Education |
| Graduated Janacek’s Academy of Music ( JAMU ) in Brno under Prof. V. Slavikova. |
| Graduated from Janacek’s Conservatoire in Ostrava under Prof. M. Tugendliebova |
Masterclasses |
| 2005 | Artist Residency in Banff, Canada and also became the only Czech pianist to be invited to participate in the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warszaw |
| 2005 | Laureate of the UNESCO - Aschberg Bursaries ( Paris ) |
| 2004 | Received a Sirius Grant to enjoy the class of Prof. Anne Mette Stæhr of the Royal Danish Academy of Music. |
| 2001 | One year study period under Prof. Renna Kellaway at the University of Leeds as a part of the Socrates / Erasmus Programme. |
International Summer Academies under
- A. Cohen ( Israel - Great Britain )
- P. Jasmin, E. Solar - Kinderman ( Canada )
- E. Indjic ( France )
- A. Kouyoumdjian ( Austria )
- G. Kalish ( USA )
- G. Nador ( Hungary )
- P. Toperczer ( Czech Republic )
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Prizes |
| 2005 | Winner of the First Prize and J. Seidler Prize in the International Anglo-Czechoslovak Trust Competition in London.
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| 2003 | First Janacek Prize at the International Competition in Baden by Vienna.
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| 2001 | Second Prize in the International Competition in London
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| | Won an audition and joined the LUUMS Orchestra as a soloist. Together they performed the Grieg Piano Concerto in Leeds Town Hall and in St. Judith Church in Prague.
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Concerts and future projects |
Performances 2002 - 2006
- Great hall, Town hall (Leeds, UK) [ Grieg piano concerto, Luums, Conductor M. Young ]
- St. Judith church, (Prague, Czech Republic) [ Grieg piano concerto, Luums, Conductor M. Young ]
- Royal festival hall (London, UK) [ lunch time concerts ]
- Besedni house (Brno, Czech Republic) [ Chopin piano concerto op. 11, Moravian philharmonic orchestra, Conductor L. Mikeska ]
- Aula Jamu (Brno, Czech Republc) [ piano recitals ]
- Casino in Baden (Wienna, Austria) [ concert of laureats ]
- Rolston concert hall (Canada)
- Bentley chamber studio (Canada)
- Residence of the Czech ambassador (London, UK)
- Czech ambassy (London, UK)
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In December 2006 Zuzana became a permanent resident of Montreal, Canada.
For 2007 she is planning to record a CD with Préludes à un pays vrai by the Quebecian composer, J. Chatillon,
for spring 2007 a world premiere performance + recording of the First Piano Concerto by John Kenneth Graham in New York and
for the winter the project Luminiscence.
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