Trick the Ear

After studying at the Music Gymnasium of Jan Neruda in Prague, Hana graduated from Prague Conservatory as a student of Jiří Rajniš. At the Janacek Academy of Performing Arts in Brno, she studied with David Šlechta and successfully graduated in June 2020.  During her studies she has participated in various viola masterclasses led by prominent musicians. She is a sought-after chamber and orchestral player. As a member of a chamber ensemble Comenius, she took part in the International competition Concerto Bohemia and won the 1st […]

Štěpán Janoušek is a Czech trombone player and a singer. He studied at Konzervatoř Jaroslava Ježka in Prague. He won J. J. Johnson Jazz Trombone Competition in 2015. He’s a member of MarZ, Janoušek-Wróblewski quartet, SKETY, Jazz Dock Orchestra, Concept Art Orchestra, BERG Orchestra and other bands. He is also a sought-after session musician.

Clarinetist, saxophonist, improviser, composer based in Brno. Graduate of the Conservatory in Teplice, master’s degree and doctoral programme at the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno. During studies he spent two years at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. In addition to his education in classical music, he mostly focuses on contemporary, experimental and improvisational music. He works within a wide range of musical practices and tendencies ranging from jazz, free jazz, through contemporary music techniques, to sound experimental and free improvisation. With his thorough classical basis, but also a deep interest in […]

Since his childhood, David proves himself as an outstanding talent and alaureate of several competitions, such as Concertino Praga, National Competition of Conservatories, Youth and Bohuslav Martinů and the CzechClarinet Art in Hořice, Czech Republic. After graduating at grammar school, he began his musical studies at the Conservatory of České Budějovice, during which he already […]