We warmly invite you to a seminar for teachers.
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.
This seminar is intended for cello teachers. With advanced and intermediate students, he will demonstrate his teaching methods and, in the following discussion, explain the principles and reasoning behind his approaches for effective instruction.
Pedagogues who have their pupils registered for the Heran Cello Competition 2026 are admitted free to the seminar. Please fill in the application form.
Student interested in consulting with a lecturer will complete an application form for an active participant.
If needed, the seminar will be translated into English or German.
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
MgA. Marek Novák
Marek Novák studied cello at the Pardubice Conservatory under Josef Krečmer. In 2004 and completed his master's degree at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in the class of Professor Miroslav Petráš. He participated in masterclasses with Mstislav Rostropovich and Tobias Kühne. During his conservatory studies, he won first place at the national conservatory competition in Teplice. He went on to gain further experience at the prestigious Prague Spring competition and the Bohuslav Martinů competition. In 2001, he was awarded the prize for the best interpretation of a Beethoven's composition at the International Ludwig van Beethoven Competition, and in the same year received a prize for his performance of works by Bohuslav Martinů at a competition in Semmering.
As a soloist, he has performed with various ensembles in the Czech Republic. At the Prague Spring Festival, he appeared as a soloist, and he has also collaborated with the Talich Chamber Orchestra. From 2002 to 2013, he was a member of the Janáček Piano Trio, and from 2003 to 2005 he served as principal cellist of the Pardubice Chamber Philharmonic. Since January 2006, he has been a member of the Czech Philharmonic. From 2008, he has also been active as a teacher, a role for which he has received several awards at competitions.
