Biography
Petr Špaček was born in 1988 in Trebíč, Czech Republic. Petr began playing the cello at the age of 6. He continued his studies at the Prague Conservatory with Valdan Koci from 2003 until December 2008.
Petr has won several competitions and scholarships. Among his most recent achievements are the grand prize at the International Radio Competition Concertino Praga and a successful audition to join the European Union Youth Orchestra. As a soloist he has performed with orchestras such as the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Prague Symphony Orchestra, the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra, the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra of South Bohemia, and many others. Additionally, he has collaborated with numerous conductors including Vladimir Valek, Petr Vronsky, Stanislav Vavrinek, and Jaroslav Brych, among others. Petr has performed in Europe, North America and Asia in halls such as Sapporo Concert Hall in Japan, Jordan Hall in Boston, Dvorak Hall of Rudolfinum and Smetana Hall of the Municipal House in Prague. Petr regularly performs with his brother, Josef Spacek, the concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
Petr has also recorded for media companies such as Czech TV, Czech Radio, Deutsche Welle and NHK. In 2008, Petr received a full scholarship and fellowship to the Aspen Music Festival and School in Colorado, where he studied with Richard Aaron and William Grubb. Petr has also had masterclasses with Rafael Walfish, Gavriel Lipkind, Miroslav Petras, Wolfgang Mehlhorn, and Josef Krecmer, among others. In January 2010, he began studying with Laurence Lesser at one of the most prestigious American universities, the New England Conservatory in Boston.
Petr has won several competitions and scholarships. Among his most recent achievements are the grand prize at the International Radio Competition Concertino Praga and a successful audition to join the European Union Youth Orchestra. As a soloist he has performed with orchestras such as the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Prague Symphony Orchestra, the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra, the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra of South Bohemia, and many others. Additionally, he has collaborated with numerous conductors including Vladimir Valek, Petr Vronsky, Stanislav Vavrinek, and Jaroslav Brych, among others. Petr has performed in Europe, North America and Asia in halls such as Sapporo Concert Hall in Japan, Jordan Hall in Boston, Dvorak Hall of Rudolfinum and Smetana Hall of the Municipal House in Prague. Petr regularly performs with his brother, Josef Spacek, the concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
Petr has also recorded for media companies such as Czech TV, Czech Radio, Deutsche Welle and NHK. In 2008, Petr received a full scholarship and fellowship to the Aspen Music Festival and School in Colorado, where he studied with Richard Aaron and William Grubb. Petr has also had masterclasses with Rafael Walfish, Gavriel Lipkind, Miroslav Petras, Wolfgang Mehlhorn, and Josef Krecmer, among others. In January 2010, he began studying with Laurence Lesser at one of the most prestigious American universities, the New England Conservatory in Boston.