Jiří Houdek
(b. 1979) first took up trumpet under the guidance of his father,Jiří Houdek,
Sr. He then studied at the Prague Conservatory and,subsequently, the Academy of
Music and Performing Arts in Prague, before furthering his education by
attending several master classes run by leading educators and interpreters in
this country and abroad.In 1995, he won first prize in a lineup of
young Czech artists as well as overall first prize in the 30th edition of the
Concertino Praga International Competition. As a soloist, he has worked with
numerous Czech orchestrasincluding the PKF– Prague Philharmonia, Prague Radio
Symphony Orchestra, Czech National Symphony Orchestra and others.Early on in
his career, as a seventeen-year-old, he made his debut CD recording of
concertos by J.N. Hummel and J. Haydn, along with a double concerto by Vivaldi,
in tandem with his father.In 2014 he was invited by violinist Gabriela
Demeterová for solo participation in an account of Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
whose trumpet part ranks among music literature´s most demanding.Since 1999
he has been principal trumpet of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, and since
2008 he has held the same post in the orchestra of the National Theatre in
Prague.
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