Ivo Kahánek
Ivo Kahánek (born 1979) is a Czech pianist. He won the Prague Spring International Music Compe*ion in 2004 and gained awards at other leading international piano compe*ions (Maria C*s Piano Compe*ion in Barcelona, Vendome Prize in Vienna, Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Compe*ion in Marienbad, Concertino Praga). After his successful debuts at Beethovenfest in Bonn and the Prague Spring Festival he was invited by the BBC to perform at the BBC Proms with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under its chief-conductor Jiří Bělohlávek. He also performs regularly with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and its chief-conductor Zdeněk Mácal and has played with WDR Orchestra Cologne, Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra and many others.
In 2007 Kahánek released two CDs with music by Janáček, Martinů, Klein and Kabeláč and consequently signed a three-year contract with Supraphon Music. Besides he frequently collaborates with Czech Radio and Czech Television.
A graduate of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague under Ivan Klánský, Ivo Kahánek also studied for one semester on the Advanced Instrumental Studies course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London under Ronan O'Hora and participated in master cl*es with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, Christian Zacharias, Alicia de Larocha, Imogen Cooper, Peter Frankl and many others
External links
- Ivo Kahánek's official website
- Ivo Kahánek and Martin Kasik in concert (video)
- Ivo Kahánek - photo gallery
- Interview with Ivo Kahánek