Petra Žďárská, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice & Michael Halász
Biography Petra Žďárská, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice & Michael Halász
Petra Žďárská
graduated in piano from the Conservatory of Pardubice, but after developing a passion for the harpsichord decided to continue studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU) with Giedré Lukšaité Mrázková, and the Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique et Danse de Lyon as part of the Erasmus programme. Žďárská has been mentored by numerous world-renowned musicians.
In 2012, she completed her master’s degree, and in the same year won The Gideon Klein Foundation prize for best Czech participant at the Prague Spring International Music Competition. In 2018, she earned her doctorate from HAMU and established herself as a professor of the harpsichord at the same institution. She also teaches at the Conservatory of Pardubice. Žďárská regularly collaborates with ensembles Pro Arte Bohemica and Project FANDANGO.
