Vilem Vlcek wins Martinů competition
Cellist Vilem Vlcek, a student at the Basel University of Music, won first prize in the Martinů Competition as well as the prize for the best performance of a work by Bohuslav Martinů.
Vilem Vlcek was accepted to the Music High School in Prague in 2010. He has been studying at the Basel Music Academy in the class of Danjulo Ishizaka since 2018. He has already won various national and international competitions such as the Heran Cello Competition, the Czech Conservatory Competition and the Jan Vychytil Cello Competition. In 2016 he became a member of the LGT Young Soloists.
The Martinů Competition has been part of the annual Bohuslav Martinů Festival since 1996. It is open to applicants from the Czech and Slovak Republics or foreign applicants studying in the Czech Republic. The aim of the Prague competition is to interpret works by Bohuslav Martinu, emphasizing the historical connections and relationships to Martinu's work and character.
