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20.11.2017 17:47

CHRISTMAS CONCERTS 2017

Tomáš Hanousek a Jakub Macháček will be playing as a soloist in Antonio Vivaldi´s Concerto for two violas in G minor, RV 531. Their concerts will be a part of the traditional Christmas concert tour of Syddansk...

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09.10.2017 23:32

CZECH NATIONAL DAY RECEPTION

The Czech Embassy in Copenhagen held a reception on 25th October 2017 on the occasion of the 99th anniversary of the independent Czechoslovak Republic foundation (the predecessor of the modern Czech...

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06.09.2017 23:45

ANTONIO VIVALDI - CONCERTO FOR TWO VIOLAS

The Prague Viola Duo is currently studying Antonio Vivaldi´s Concerto for two violas and orchestra in G minor, RV 531. It is a transcription of the famous Concerto for two cellos.  Tomáš and Jakub will be...

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05.09.2017 22:31

SUMMER CONCERT IN PRAGUE

7. 8. 2017 Prague Viola Duo played at the Summer concert which took place in the extraordinary area of the Bell Tower in Modřany, Prague. The ensemble played a wide repertoire that ranged from...

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19.06.2017 00:00

MARTIN ANDERSEN MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP

15. 6. 2017 Tomáš and Jakub graduated from SDMK - Danish National Academy of Music in Odense. At the ceremony they were given a grant "Martin Andersen Music Scholarship" for the best graduates of the string...

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CONCERT PROJECTS 

THE DIVIDING LINE OF THE WORLDS

VIOLA THROUGH THE AGES

CHRISTMAS WITH TWO VIOLAS

"Prague Viola Duo is comprised of excellent players. They are both successful at concerts and competitions. It is my pleasure to say that the duo is a very promising ensemble with a high degree of musicality. Tomáš and Jakub are also very intelligent and hardworking people and I wish them only the best". 

     Karel Doležal (1948-2018, violist, head of string studies at the Prague Conservatory, member of the Czech Philharmonic Chamber Society)

 

"...in Leclair´s Sonata they showed such a beautiful and joyful playing with perfect technique. I was impressed by their ornamentation and excellent balance. It was evident that they play together for a long time..."

     Jan Pěruška (violist, member of the Stamic Quartet, professor at the Academy of Music Prague)

 

It is always my pleasure to listen to the excellent performance of the Prague Viola Duo. It almost doesn´t happen that some recording of my music makes me as happy as their recording of "Dialogues for two violas".

     Jiří Laburda (composer, Professor emeritus at Charles University)

Founded in 2011 by two young Czech musicians Tomáš Hanousek and Jakub Macháček, the PRAGUE VIOLA DUO is the only one Europian chamber ensemble offering really extraordinary combination of two violas. Their repertoire consists of classical music from baroque up to contemporary works dedicated to them. They also play arrangements of popular music and film melodies. 
The Prague Viola Duo performed at festivals and concerts series and recieved several awards. Since 2015, both members live in Denmark. They are currently studying post-graduate Soloist Class Degree at SDMK - Danish National Academy of Music Odense. Founded in 2011 by two young Czech musicians Tomáš Hanousek and Jakub Macháček, the PRAGUE VIOLA DUO is the only one Europian chamber ensemble offering really extraordinary combination of two violas. Their repertoire consists of classical music from baroque up to contemporary works dedicated to them. They also play arrangements of popular music and film melodies.

Formed in 2011 by two young Czech musicians Tomáš Hanousek and Jakub Macháček, the PRAGUE VIOLA DUO is the only one long-time performing Europian ensemble offering really extraordinary combination of two violas. Their repertoire consists of classical music from baroque to contemporary works dedicated to them. They also play popular music and film melodies in their own arrangements.
The Prague Viola Duo succesfully performed at festivals and concerts series and recieved several awards. Since 2015, both members have studied postgraduate Soloist Class Degree at SDMK - Danish National Academy of Music.
The concert audience and music critiques appreciate that the ensemble is very compact, moreover, they laud the players´spontaneity and temperament, joyful playing and a huge range of moods and characteristics that can be heard in their interpretation.