Jiří Válek

Jiří Válek * 4 June 1940 In Olomouc Is A Czech Flutist Composer And Pedagogue. From 1954-1959 He Studied Flute At The Higher Music School In Kroměříž Near Robert Sláma. At AMU Where He Graduated In 1964 He Was A Student Of Josef Bok And František Čech. In 1975-2006 He Was A Soloist Of The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Already During His Studies He Was A Soloist. He Performed At The Prague Spring International Music Festival In The Subscription Cycles Of The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra And The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra With The Prague Chamber Orchestra And With Foreign Ensembles. He Also Played A Chamber Play In 1964-1975 He Was A Member Of The Czech Nonet And From The 1970s Ars Rediviva. With Both Ensembles And Soloist He Has Made A Number Of Recordings For Supraphon Panton Chandos Naxos Vanguard Classics Pony Canyon Nippon And Some Other Music Publishers As Well As For Czech And Foreign Radio And TV Stations. His Composer's Recording Of Flute Sonatas George Friedrich Händel Was Awarded The Supraphon Gold Plaque In 1978 As Well As Foreign Criticism In More Detail Discography Of Ars Rediviva . He Has Also Played A Major Role In Jazz. He Wrote And Recorded Several Dozen Tracks And Collaborated With Leading Personalities Of The Genre. He Is A Renowned Pedagogue. From The 1970s She Teaches At Prague's AMU In 1997 She Was Appointed Professor Of Her Music Faculty. He Regularly Works As An Associate Professor Of Interpretation Courses And Jurors Of International Interpreting Competitions Prague Spring International Music Festival Linz Geneva . His Pupils Include Roman Novotny Jaroslav Pelikan Jana Brejchová Hana Knauerová. For His Brilliant Technical Layout Sophistication And Style Perfection He Is Considered One Of The Most Prominent Representatives Of The Czech Flute School. Google Translation read less