Michaela Fukačová

Michaela Fukačová started playing the cello relatively late – at the age of 14. Nevertheless, thanks to her tenacity and extraordinary talent, she soon became one of the top performers. Rapid successes in prestigious competitions, including the Prague Spring, the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and Scheveningen in the Netherlands, opened her way to world stages. She is also the winner of the L. Rose Prize from the W. Naumburg Competition in New York and a number of other Czechoslovak awards.

She studied at the Brno Conservatory with B. Havlík, at the Prague Academy of Music with A. Večtomov, in the solo class of the Royal Conservatory in Copenhagen with E. Bløndal-Bengtsson, and with legendary cellists such as William Pleeth, André Navarra, Franco Maggini, and Paul Tortelier. However, she considers her private studies with Mstislav Rostropovich to be key.

As a soloist, she has collaborated with leading Czech, Slovak and Scandinavian orchestras, as well as with the Berliner Symphoniker, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, NHK Orchestra Tokyo, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra de Radio France. She has been accompanied on stage by prominent conductors including Jiří Bělohlávek, Gerdt Albrecht, Eliah Inbal and Libor Pešek.

Music critics especially appreciate Michaela Fukačová's expressive depth, soulful performance and ability to captivate listeners with her inner statement. Her collaboration with violinist Josef Suk is unforgettable, with whom she performed, for example, Brahms's Double Concerto for Violin and Cello. In chamber music, she was accompanied by pianists Josef Hála, Jan Panenka and, above all, Ivan Klánský, with whom she made hundreds of concerts and acclaimed recordings - including the first complete recording of Bohuslav Martinů's cello works.

She has lived in Denmark for a long time, but remains strongly connected to the Czech musical scene. For example, she toured Japan with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra to celebrate its 100th anniversary.