Michaela Fukačová (born 27 March 1959) is a Czech

cellist The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 ...

. She took up the cello aged 14, and won the Beethoven Cello Competition two years later. She is a past winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. She studied at the

Brno Conservatory The Brno Conservatory, also Brno Conservatoire ( cs, Konzervatoř Brno), was established in Brno on 25 September 1919 by Moravian composer Leoš Janáček. History Leoš Janáček attempted to establish and improve high musical education in Br ...

, the Music Faculty of the

Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague ( cs, Akademie múzických umění v Praze, AMU) is a university in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic, specialising in the study of music, dance, drama, film, television and multi-media. It is the larg ...

(HAMU) under

Saša Večtomov Saša Večtomov (12 December 1930 – 29 December 1989) was a Czechoslovak cellist and music pedagogue. Biography Večtomov first studied piano and cello with his father, cellist/composer Ivan Večtomov (1902–81), a soloist in the Czech Phil ...

, the

Royal Danish Academy of Music The Royal Danish Academy of Music, or Royal Danish Conservatory of Music ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium), in Copenhagen is the oldest professional institution of musical education in Denmark as well as the largest, with approxima ...

in Copenhagen, and with

André Navarra André-Nicolas Navarra (Biarritz, 13 October 1911 – Siena, 31 July 1988) was a French cellist and cello teacher. Early life He was born into a musical family in Biarritz, his father being a bassist of Italian descent."'Play From The Stomach, ...

, Paul Tortelier and

Mstislav Rostropovich Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, (27 March 192727 April 2007) was a Russian cellist and conductor. He is considered by many to be the greatest cellist of the 20th century. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was wel ...

Awards and prizes

*Prague Spring Cello competition 1984 *Tchaikovsky Cello competition, Moscow 1986 *Cello Competition in Scheveningen 1987 *Walter Naumburg Competition, New York 1989 "Leonard Rose price" *Nordic Biennale, Denmark 1987 *The Danish music critics award, 1988 *Grammy nomination for the best classical album, Denmark 1990 *"Grammy Classic" award for the best soloist of the year, Prague 1994 *Honorary member of the Academy in Sorø, Denmark 1995 *Member of The Czech Council of Foreign Relations 1992 *The Gramophone award for the CD with music of Peter Lieberson, 2006 *Grammy 07 nomination for the best classical album of the year, USA

References

External links

Official website
*http://www.rozhlas.cz/socr_eng/reviews/_zprava/685382 *https://www.youtube.com/user/miap1701?feature=mhw5#p/a/u/0/yJVeTKhMAbM {{DEFAULTSORT:Fukacova, Michaela Living people Czech classical cellists 1959 births Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni Royal Danish Academy of Music alumni Women classical cellists Brno Conservatory alumni