Petra Brabcová

*1984
violin

She has performed as a soloist with The Prague Chamber Philharmonic, The Vogtland Philharmonic Orchestra, The Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra, The South Bohemian Philharmonic Orchestra, The Prague Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and The Michigan State University Symphonic Orchestra. She has been the laureate of a number of international competitions as Kocian´s Violin Competition in 1999; 2nd Prize winner in the same competition in 2000; 2nd Prize winner in Beethoven´s Hradec in 2002; 1st Prize winner in Michigan State University Honor Competition in 2006; 1st Prize in American String Teachers National Solo Competition in 2007; Audience Award in Henri Marteau International Violin Competition in 2008, Josef Suk Special prize in Prague Spring Competition 2010. Among other venues she has played at Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, Dvořák´s Hall in Prague´s Rudolfinum, and on stages across the USA, Japan, Italy, Slovenia, Germany, Bulgaria, and Spain. Her performing experience includes collaborations with such conductors as Jaroslav Krček, Ondřej Kukal, Stanislav Vavřínek, Leon Gregorian, or Maxim Samarov.