Marek Štryncl (born 1974) is a Czech

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cellist The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...

choirmaster A choir ( ), also known as a chorale or chorus (from Latin ''chorus'', meaning 'a dance in a circle') is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words ...

, and

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. He is the founder and leader of the

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ensemble Musica Florea.

Biography

Marek Štryncl was born in Skuhrov, in the Liberec Region. He studied

cello The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...

at the

Teplice Teplice (, until 1948 Teplice-Šanov; , ''Teplitz-Schönau'') is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 51,000 inhabitants. It is the most populous Czech spa town, followed by Karlovy Vary. The historic city cen ...

conservatory and the Dresdner Akademie für alte Musik in

Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...

, Germany, and

conducting Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or Choir, choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary d ...

at the

Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (, 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 largest art school in the Czech Republic, wit ...

. He was still a student when he established the

ensemble Musica Florea, in 1992, and the group holds a regular concert series in Prague and in other regions of Czechia. In 1994, Štryncl conducted a recording of

Jan Dismas Zelenka Jan Dismas Zelenka (16 October 1679 – 23 December 1745), baptised Jan Lukáš Zelenka was a Bohemian composer and musician of the Baroque period. His music is admired for its harmonic inventiveness and mastery of counterpoint. Zelenka was ...

's '' Missa Sanctissimae Trinitatis'' for Studio Matouš as well as live at the

Prague Spring International Music Festival The Prague Spring International Music Festival (, commonly , Prague Spring) is a classical music festival held every year in Prague, Czech Republic, with symphony orchestras and chamber music ensembles from around the world. The first festival ...

a year later. Also in 1995, he conducted another work by Zelenka, '' Sub olea pacis et palma virtutis'', at the St. Wenceslas Festival in Prague. He has also created a transportable Baroque theatre called Florea Theatrum, and he leads the International Summer School of Early Music in

Valtice Valtice (; ) is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. It is known as part of Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The historic town centre is ...

. Musica Florea has received a number of awards, among them the highest rating from the French magazine '' Diapason'' for ''Missa Sanctissimae Trinitatis'' (1994), the music critics' award for best interpretative performance at the 7th Central European Festival of Concert Art in

Žilina Žilina (; ; ; ; Names of European cities in different languages: U-Z#Z, names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the List of cities ...

(1997), and the 1997 Zlatá Harmonie award for best domestic recording of the year, for their work on mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená's album ''Arias'', which encompasses arias, cantatas, and oratorios by

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (German: Help:IPA/Standard German, �joːhan zeˈbasti̯an baχ ( – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque music, Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety ...

. In 2003, the ensemble won the Cannes Classical Awards for the recording of ''Sub olea pacis et palma virtutis''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stryncl, Marek 1974 births Living people People from Jablonec nad Nisou Czech choral conductors Czech classical cellists Czech male conductors (music) 21st-century Czech conductors (music) 21st-century Czech male musicians 21st-century cellists Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni