BIOGRAPHY

Frantisek Vanicek (*1969), after graduation from Pardubice´s Conservatoire (J. Rafaja) and Prague´s Academy of Arts (J. Hora), has acquired further skills abroad on the Utrecht´s Academy of Art. He has taken part in many competitions – for example 2nd award of A. Schweitzer´s International Organ Competition in Deventer, Holland, in 1991. In the same year, he obtained the prestigious Premier prix - award from the Czech Musical Fund for his representation abroad.

Starting from 1989, he gave some hundreds of full-length soloist-based organ concerts, mainly abroad (e. g. Japan, USA, Australia, Singapore, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway etc.). Both audience and critique are known to appreciate highly his „famous and admirable way of play“ (De orgelvriend, 1991), of an „eminent artist“ (Corriere di Torino, 1994), „fascinating playing organ“ (Frankfurter Neue Presse, 1999) or „Organmusik in Perfektion” (Passauer Neue Presse, 2009). Starting from 1995, he teaches the art of organ at Hradec Králové´s University.

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Audio examples



F.Peeters-Toccata, Fugue et Hymnus sur Ave Maris Stella, op.28

J.Strejc - Preludium

Discography



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CD - W.A.Mozart

KPBP - 01 - 2131 DDD - 1994

Adagio, Allegro, KV 616, Fantasie f moll, KV 608

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CD - P.Eben

Amabile AM 0022 2131 - 2000

Hommage a D.Buxtehude, Mutationes, Sonntagsmusik

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CD - Im Spreetal bei Spremberg

Ed.Labium LC 01703 - 2007

J.Langlais, S.Ducommun, H.F.Micheelsen...

Contact


Příčná 394, 533 45 Opatovice nad Labem, Czech republic

+420 602 833 165

frantisek.vanicek@uhk.cz

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