New Year's Concert in Salon Celetná
Concert programme:
Franz Schubert: Sonata Arpeggione in A minor, D. 821
Robert Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73
Charles-Marie Widor: Introduction et rondo, Op. 72
Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E flat major, Op. 167George Gershwin: 3 Preludes (arr. James Cohn for clarinet and piano)
Max Bruch: Eight Pieces (Nos. 6 and 7)
David Pěruška studies cello at the HAMU with Prof. Mikael Ericsson and has also gained experience during internships in Essen, Leipzig and the Danish Kronborg Academy. He is the recipient of several important awards, including 1st prize in the international competition for the Gustav Mahler Prize. In duo with violinist Kristian Mráček he won the Concertino Praga. In 2025 he won a special award at the Academy Kroměříž. As a soloist he has performed with the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava and the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra.
Clarinetist Gabriela Matoušková is a student at the HEMU Lausanne in Switzerland with Prof. Florent Héau and is a laureate of numerous competitions, such as the Leoš Janáček International Competition and the Viktor Kalabis Prize from the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation Competition. As a soloist, she has appeared with several Czech orchestras and has appeared at the Dvořák Prague Festival and the Days of Moravian Composers. Since 2023 she has been a scholarship holder of the Stadler-Trier Foundation.
Pianist Stanislav Gallin graduated from HAMU with the debut of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto at the Rudolfinum. He is a founding member of Orbis Trio, one of the most successful European ensembles of his generation. As a soloist, he has performed with leading Czech and international orchestras, including the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, and has collaborated with conductors such as Jakub Hrůša and Tomáš Brauner.
Pavol Praženica studies piano at HAMU with doc. Ivo Kahánek and has won many awards, including the Smetana Competition and the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation Competition. As a soloist, he has performed with the Prague Symphony Orchestra. He has been a soloist with the Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava and the Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra. He is also an intensive chamber musician and has collaborated with Josef Špaček and Vilém Vlček; he is a member of the Ernest Bloch Trio and the Vyšehrad Trio.

