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Lukáš Pohůnek
Lukáš Pohůnek (born 24 October 1988) is a Czech Republic, Czecho-Slovakia, Slovakian conducting, conductor. Early life and education Pohůnek was born in Žilina, Czechoslovakia (modern-day Slovakia). Having Czech ancestry on his father's side and Slovak ancestry on his mother's side he grew up in a bilingual family environment. After his initial music formation in Trumpet and Piano playing at Primary Music School of Ladislav Árvay in Žilina he continued in his studies at the Conservatoire of Žilina, making over the years a number of solo-trumpet appearances with the Slovak Philharmonic, Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic and Slovak Sinfonietta under the baton of Jakub Hrůša, Christian Pollack and Karol Kevický who later became his first conducting teacher. He achieved his university education at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague where his teachers included Leoš Svárovský, Jiří Chvála, Lubomír Mátl and others. During the studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate Humid continental climate, continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestantism, Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |