The town of Ústí nad Orlicí announces the 32nd year of the Heran Cello Competition, which will take place from April 28 to May 1, 2027 in Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic.
Organization rules
1st category: year of birth 2017 and younger
2nd category: year of birth 2016 and 2015
3rd category: year of birth 2014 and 2013
4th category: year of birth 2012 and 2011
Competition programme
1st category:
Bohuslav Martinů: Suite Miniature No. 3
+ optional programme in minimum length of 3 minutes
Maximum length of the entire performance is 8 minutes.
2nd category:
Round 1: Antonín Kraft: Divertimento in A Major + one etude by S. Lee No. 1, 2 or 3
Round 2: optional programme 6-12 minutes
3rd category:
Round 1: Josef Mysliveček: Sonate in G Major + one etude by S. Lee No. 10, 18 or 28
Round 2: optional programme 7-15 minutes
4th category:
Round 1: Bohuslav Martinů: Variations on a Slovak Folk Song or Variations on a Theme by Rossini + one etude by S. Lee No. 20, 21 or 40
Round 2: optional programme 8-18 minutes
Sebastian Lee: op. 31, Forty Melodic and Progressive Etudes For Cello Book 1
All pieces must be played from memory.
The announcer does not provide piano accompaniment.
The Award from Master Jaroslav Kocian Foundation Fund for the laureate of the competition: prize money 10 000 CZK and original bobbin-lace by Czech artist Dana Benešová
Georg Schupelius Germany
The Award from Czech National Radio for the laureate of the competition: Radio recording with Czech Radio
Georg Schupelius Germany
The Award from Czech Musical Instruments company for the laureate: instrument accessory package
Georg Schupelius Germany
The Award from Master Jaroslav Kocian Foundation Fund for the best interpretation of Bohuslav Martinů Variations on Slovakian folk song or Variations on a Theme by Rossini (contestant from any category): prize money 10 000 CZK
Georg Schupelius Germany
The Award from Master Jaroslav Kocian Foundation Fund for the winner of 1st and 2nd category: prize money 3 000 CZK
Misheel Battuvshin Mongolia (1st category)
Dariia Dovbysh CZE – ZUŠ Teplice (2nd category)
The Award from Master Jaroslav Kocian Foundation Fund for the winner of 3rd and 4th category: prize money 5 000 CZK
Aleksandra Maria Tralla Estonia
Georg Schupelius Germany
The award from Violin Schönbach company for the winner of 2nd category: master bow
Dariia Dovbysh CZE – ZUŠ Teplice
The award from Violin Schönbach company for the winner of 1st category: master ¾ bow
Misheel Battuvshin Mongolia
The Bärenreiter Praha Award for the laureate: sheet music from the music publishers Bärenreiter Praha and Bärenreiter-Verlag Kassel to value 5 000 CZK
Georg Schupelius Germany
The Bärenreiter Praha Award for the laureate´s teacher: sheet music from the music publishers Bärenreiter Praha and Bärenreiter-Verlag Kassel worth in value to 3 000 CZK
Olivia Meiser, Konstantin Heidrich
The Award from František Kinský, the New Chateau owner in Kostelec nad Orlicí and of the KINSKÝ Art Media Agency, for the best competitor of each category from the Czech Republic: a ceremony concert invitation to perform in the Mirror Hall of the New Chateau
Noa Černá CZE – ZUŠ Jana Hanuše, Praha 6 (1st category)
Dariia Dovbysh CZE – ZUŠ Teplice (2nd category)
Adina Weissová CZE - Gymnázium a Hudební škola hl. města Prahy (3rd category)
Sofie Vohradníková CZE – Gymnázium a Hudební škola hl. města Prahy (4th category)
The Award from the Smetana's Litomyšl Festival for the best participant from the Czech Republic in each category: an invitation to perform at a concert in the Festival Gardens
Jakub Mrázek CZE – ZUŠ Veveří, Brno (1st category)
Dariia Dovbysh CZE – ZUŠ Teplice (2nd cetegory)
Adina Weissová CZE - Gymnázium a Hudební škola hl. města Prahy (3rd category)
Sofie Vohradníková CZE – Gymnázium a Hudební škola hl. města Prahy (4th category)
Znojmo Music Festival Award for competitor from the 1st or 2nd category for an extraordinary music performance: Invitation for the Little Prodigies Concert at Znojmo Music Festival 2026
Matej Lukáč Slovensko – Súkromé konzervatórium Nitra (2. kategorie)
The Award for the youngest participant
Martin Dvořák CZE – ZUŠ Evy Randové, Ústí nad Labem
The Award of the children jury
1st category
1st prize Misheel Battuvshin Mongolia
2nd prize Julia Krystyna Jelińska Poland
3rd prize Noa Černá CZE – ZUŠ Jana Hanuše, Praha 6
2nd category
1st prize Jáchym Probošt CZE – ZUŠ Liberec, Frýdlantská
2nd prize Bartosz Alojzy Nowak Poland
3rd prize Emilio Aguirre Gutierrez Colombia
3rd category
1st prize Aleksandra Maria Tralla Estonia
2nd prize Barbora Louženská CZE – Gymnázium a Hudební škola hl. města Prahy
3rd prize Roman Viktor Babycz Austria – Wien
4th category
1. cena Georg Schupelius Germany
2. cena Sofie Vohradníková CZE
3. cena Dorota Košťálová CZE
We warmly invite you to a seminar for teachers.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Hall on the 4th floor, Jaroslav Kocian Music School, Ústí nad Orlicí, Smetanova 1500
The open teaching sessions (masterclass) will be led by the renowned educator MgA. Marek Novák, a teacher of laureate Heran Cello Competition 2025 and member of Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
If needed, the seminar will be translated into English or German.
Dear friends,
We are pleased to announce that this year’s Heran Cello Competition has received an impressive total of 40 applications. Twenty nine cellists represent the Czech school, and we are also looking forward to meeting musicians representing Slovakia, Poland, Austria, Germany, China, and Colombia.
The organizing team is currently preparing the competition schedule and is doing its best to create the best possible conditions so that cello enthusiasts feel as welcome as possible in Ústí nad Orlicí.
We look forward to meeting you in the birthplace of Bohuš Heran and to hearing your performances.
The Heran Cello Competition is a competition that paves the way.
Competition Schedule. Find your competition day.
The town of Ústí nad Orlicí announces the 31st year of the Heran Cello Competition, which will take place from April 29 to May 2, 2026 in Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic.
More information in the Organization Rules of the Competition.
Contact:
info@hvsuo.cz
Mr. Tomáš Fiedler
competition secretary
+420 736 413 530
fiedler@klubcentrum.cz
Mrs. Lenka Lipenská
competition director
