František Brikcius
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Life
František Brikcius was born in Prague, into a family with a distinguished cultural background. From early childhood he began to play the cello and quickly developed into a competent student. He was accepted into the Janáček Academy of Music (JAMU) in BrnoBrno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
after completing his study of the absolutory at the Prague Conservatoire, under Professor Jaroslav Kulhan. As a student at JAMU, he studied in Bedřich Havlík’s cello class. He furthered his study at the Toho Gakuen Academy in Japan, and continues his studies today with master classes under the guidance of Professor Anna Shuttleworth
Anna Shuttleworth
Anna Shuttleworth is a cellist from the United Kingdom. She studied cello with Ivor James and Harvey Phillips at the Royal College of Music and later became a professor at the same college...
in the United Kingdom. He graduated from JAMU with an MgA degree, under the tutelage of Professor Evžen Rattay.
He has participated in many international cello master classes in the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, the UK, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and elsewhere. These include the French Academy 1999, 2000, 2001 (Prof. J. Bárta), Terezín
Terezín
Terezín is the name of a former military fortress and adjacent walled garrison town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.-Early history:...
Composers International Master Classes 1999 (Prof. D. Sella), cello master classes 2001 (Prof. L. Meze), Jihlava Master Classes 2000, 2001, 2002 (Prof. D. Sella, Prof. E. Rattay), International Cello Interpretation Master Classes 2002 (Prof. S. Apolín), Summer Academy in Semmering
Semmering
For the town of the same name, see Semmering, Austria.Semmering is a mountain pass in the Eastern Northern Limestone Alps connecting Lower Austria and Styria, between which it forms a natural border.-Location:...
2000, 2001, 2003 (Prof. C. Onsczay and Prof. T. Kühne), cello master classes 2003 (Prof. L. Uynterlinde), Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
Cello Master Classes 2002, 2004 (Prof. J. Goritzki, Prof. Melissa Phelps, Prof. Anna Shuttleworth), Jerusalem Academy Master classes in Jezreel Valley 2004 (Prof. Z. Plesser, Prof. S. Magen), Terezín Composers Master Classes in Israel 2004 (Prof. D. Sella).
He has performed at many festivals including Lotherton Hall
Lotherton Hall
Lotherton Hall is a country house near Aberford, West Yorkshire, England. It lies a short distance from the A1 motorway, 200 miles equidistant between London and Edinburgh....
Young Artists Platform 2002 (UK); the Festival of Czech and Slovak Music in London 1999, 2000, 2002 (UK); the Festival "History, Music & Memory" 2004 (Israel); the Festival "Music in the Valley" 2004 (Israel); Violoncello 2005 in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium; Spring in Russia 2006 (Moscow); LFŠ 2006 (Czech Republic); Year of Jewish Culture: 100 Years of the Jewish Museum in Prague
Jewish Museum in Prague
The Jewish Museum in Prague is a museum of Jewish heritage located in Prague, Czech Republic.The Jewish Museum in Prague was founded in 1906 by historian Dr. Hugo Lieben and Dr. Augustin Stein, who later became head of the Prague Jewish Community...
2006 (Czech Republic); Weinberger Tour 2007, 2008 (Czech Republic); Dvořák's musical Nelahozeves 2007 (Czech Republic); Musicale delle Nazioni 2007 (Italy); Premières rencontres avec Paul Bazelaire
Paul Bazelaire
Paul Bazelaire was a French cellist and composer.Bazelaire was born in Sedan, Ardennes. He studied under Jules Delsart.He won many prizes for literature and poetry in France and Belgium.-External links:...
2007 (France); Chotěboř's Spring 2008 (Czech Republic); Boskovice 08 (Czech Republic); Baščaršijske noći 2008 (Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
); and Duo Brikcius - 2 Cellos Tour.
He also willingly visits cello festivals where he is able to mix with other young artists. These include the RNCM
Royal Northern College of Music
The Royal Northern College of Music is a music school in Manchester, England. It is located on Oxford Road in Chorlton on Medlock, at the western edge of the campus of the University of Manchester and is one of four conservatories associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music...
Manchester International Cello Festival 2004 and the Cello Meisterkurse & Konzerte Kronberg Academy 2004.
František Brikcius was the winner of the Anglo-Czech Competition in London (1999). He was awarded 2nd prize at The International String Competition London (2000), and 2nd prize at The International String Competition Jihlava (2003).
He was a fellow of The Czech Music Foundation (ČHF) in the 2001 and 2002 for the interpretation of contemporary Czech composers.
František Brikcius has been supported by Foundation Nadání Josefa, Marie a Zdeňky Hlávkových (1999), Österreichisches Kulturinstitut Prag (1999), Johannes Brahms Wettbewerb (1999), Czech Music Foundation (ČHF), Foundation Gideon Klein for the propagation of works written by Gideon Klein (2004, 2006, 2007,2008), Foundation Pro talent (2005), Music Foundation OSA (2005, 2006), Foundation Charta 77 (2005), Foundation Život Umělce (2007), Summer Academy in Semmering Scholarship (2000, 2001, 2003), Socrates-Erasmus Scholarship (2001, 2002), Japanese Toho Gakuen Fellowship (2002), Kronberg Cello Academy Scholarship (2004), Israeli government scholarship (2004), Thomastik Infeld (2006, 2008), Czech Centres (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008), Jewish Museum in Prague (2006, 2007), City of Prague (2006, 2007, 2008), City of Brno (2006, 2007), Czech Television (2006, 2007), Czech Radio (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) and Ministry of Culture Czech Republic (2008, 2009, 2010).
He chose to dedicate his life to the interpretation of cello compositions written by composers of the 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st century, with special consideration given to the compositions for cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
solo. He also allows himself time to concentrate on works by Czech, Terezín and contemporary composers.
František Brikcius plays a "George Kriwalski" cello made in the 1904. He is together with his sister Anna Brikcius, founding member of the "Duo Brikcius". They will both appear as part of the "Duo Brikcius - 2 Cellos Tour" in the Czech Republic (Praha, Brno, Chotěboř, Lidice, Točník, Velké Březno, Veselí nad Moravou, Jičín, Telč, Boskovice, Praha - Šeberov, Klatovy, Praha - Chodov, Praha - Vysočany, Praha - Slivenec, Radnice, Louny, Turnov, Frýdlant, Praha - Petrovice, Polešovice, …) and abroad (Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Turkey, USA and United Kingdom).
Music cooperation with Talich chamber orchestra, pianist Tomáš Víšek, composer Irena Kosíková
Irena Kosíková
Irena Kosíková is a Czech organist and composer.Irena Kosíková was born in Prague into the intellectual family of the prohibited philosopher Karel Kosík and literarary scientist Růžena Grebeníčková, the Herder prize laureate. She began her organ studies with Prof. Jan Hora, together with piano...
and conductor Jan Talich
Jan Talich
Jan Talich, Jr. is Czech violinist and conductor.Jan Talich studied at the Prague Conservatory and later at the Prague Academy of Music under Václav Snítil. He received scholarships to further his education in both the USA with Shmuel Ashkenasi and then with Yfrah Neaman at the Guildhall School of...
.
Concert tours "Brikcius Cello Tour 2007", "Weinberger Tour" and "Duo Brikcius - 2 Cellos Tour" in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech republic, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Sweden and the United Kingdom. More information about František Brikcius and his projects ("Prague - Brno: 6 Contemporary composers for cello solo in the interpretation of František Brikcius", "Tartini's L'Arte dell'Arco in the interpretation of František Brikcius". "7 Candles", "Weinberger Tour", "Duo Brikcius - 2 Cellos Tour", "MAKANNA" & "eSACHERe") is available on websites http://www.Brikcius.com .
Work
- 2005:"Prague - Brno: 6 Contemporary Composers for Cello Solo in the Interpretation of František Brikcius"
- 2006:"Tartini's L'Arte dell'Arco in the Interpretation of František Brikcius"
- 2006:"7 Candles"
- 2007:"Weinberger Tour"
- 2008:"Duo Brikcius - 2 Cellos Tour"
- 2009:"MAKANNA"
- 2010:"eSACHERe"