Jakub Sládek

Year of birth: 1996
Place of birth: Brno
Educated in: London
Place of residence: Prague
(Plays in Munich)

Finalist of the 64^rd Ferruccio Busoni
International Piano Competition

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November 2024 Preselections

Program

F. Chopin - Étude op. 10, no. 4 L. Janáček - In the Mists S. Rachmaninov - Études-Tableaux op. 39, no. 1

Biography

Born in Brno, Czechia, Jakub Sládek had his first solo performance with an orchestra at the age of ten. He has since performed as a soloist with the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic, Prague Philharmonia, Janáček Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and the Brno Philharmonic, among others. He is a prizewinner of numerous competitions and has performed throughout Europe. He has received a Master's degree at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and an Artist Diploma with highest honours at the Guildhall School in London, studying with Ronan O'Hora and Noriko Ogawa. He has attended masterclasses with artists such as Imogen Cooper, Christian Blackshaw, Joanna MacGregor, Cristina Ortiz, Lukáš Vondráček, Andrea Bonatta and Grigory Gruzman.

Due to health reasons the candidates Shotaro Nishimura and Zixi Chen could not participate in the GPP 2022. They received the possibility to participate in this edition.

Candidates who withdrew from the competition:

Bily Robert
Deng Yubo
Durliat Gabriel
Guo Yungyung
Han Wenfang
Lee Shinyoung
Martinelli Riccardo
Park Chaeyoung
Thomazinho Lucas
Wang Jiapeng