ECHOES 2007
Recognized participants in 2007 courses in the International Schubert Competition for Piano Duos:
Asta Kvasyte and Viktorija Gailiute - Lithuania
Martin Pokorny and Anton Aslamas - Conservatory Brno

Photos from the opening concert of the competition 17 April 2007:

from the left: V. Gallliiute, A. Kvasyte a J. Pohlova	from the left: I. Aslamasova, A. Aslamas, M. Pokorny	from the left: Richard Pohl, Vlastimil Lejsek, Josef Skarka

PRESENTING SUCCESFUL PARTICIPANTS
in the Antonin Kubalek Piano Courses and their guests
Under the patronage of pianist Ivo Kahanek

19. 9. 2007 - Rejviz near the Zlate Hory
Richard Pohl - Pianist
Josef Škarka - Singer

Programme: Chopin, Dvorak, Haas, Cajkovskij

13, March 2007, Jesenik
Richard Pohl – Pianist
David Schmied – Pianist
Programme: Mozart, Schopin, Dusik, Lejsek
Under the auspices of Campanula spol. s r.o.

24, June, 2007 Jesenik - Spa
Richard Pohl – Pianist
Jana Dolezilkova – Singer
Programme: Mozart, Rachmaninov, Dvorak, Trnavsky


With financial suppport of Olomouc Region
Fenix Trading s.r.o.
Campanula spol. s r.o.
Retezarna Ceska Ves a .s.

ECHOES 2006
Art committee awarded prizes to four participants of the Courses
- Asta Kvasyte will take part in the Piano Courses with a full scholarship that was awarded to the student by Antonín Kubálek’s family – for the interpretation of Sonata no. 3 by Paul Hindemith
- Karolina Kubalek and Richard Pohl were awarded “Bravo, Mozart” prize for an outstanding interpretation of a composition by W. A. Mozart, i.e. they were awarded a scholarship for two weeks’ participation in the 5th year of Antonín Kubálek Piano Courses in 2007. Karolina presented the first movement from Piano concert in A major KV 488, and Richart Pohl interpreted Rondo A major KV 386, including his own cadence. The rendition of this composition was prepared in co-operation with Ivo Kahánek.

- The opening concert held on 10 July 2007 was given by Martin Pokorný - he was awarded the prize due to an outstanding interpretation of Fryderyk Chopin’s work.
 

ECHOES 2005:
ATTENTION!!! Student of Lithuanian Academy of Music Robertas Šiurys was recognized to be the most rounded pianist of piano courses in 2005. He was awarded a scholarship for the attendance in courses in 2006. The prize for the best interpretation of a composition by a Czech author was not awarded as one participant only was involved.
 

ECHOES 2004:
ATTENTION!!! In the framework of his concert tour Antonín Kubálek presented young artists from Brno and Prague.
Birute Biževičiute was again recognized to be the most rounded pianist of the courses in 2004. She was given the opportunity to open a meeting of young pianists in Zlaté Hory in 2005 by her own recital. Unfortunately, Birute had to reject the offer due to family reasons. Another awarded pianist was Richard Pohl, who was given a prize for the best rendition of a composition by a Czech author.
 

ECHOES 2003:
ATTENTION!!!
In 2003, art director of the piano courses Antonín Kubálek selected the most rounded pianist among the course participants. It was Birute Biževičiute from Lithuania.

On 21 July 2003 in 18.00, a social meeting was held in the Embassy of the Republic of Poland with a recital given by Antonín Kubálek as the high point of the meeting. At the invitational meeting a book called “Děti neklidné Evropy” was presented. The book tells the story of Antonín Kubálek’s life. It was published under the patronage of Ramiro Cibrian, the head of the European Union delegation in the Czech Republic. The meeting was given by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Art agency J+I and Polish Cultural Institute, and it was backed by the Canadian Embassy and AUSTIN company.