Vítězslav Černoch
VIOLIN
“Vítězslav Černoch‘s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto was admirable, full of pure virtuosity, enriched by cantabile lines of his poetic, almost dreamy interpretation. His brilliant technique culminated in a flawlessly played cadenza—his performance was rewarded with a long lasting applause and ovations. Bravo.”
Lidove novin, Czech Republic
“Černoch’s violin playing is far from dry and scholastic. He illuminated the evening with impeccably style and impressive gestures, especially in his high register of „Allegro ma non troppo [Dvořák’s Violin Concerto]. His sound is monumental and crystal clear, with strikingly clean double stops.”
Caracas, Venezuela
“Černoch’s violin…sounded quite clear and serene in the Violin Sonatina G-Major Op. 100, by Antonin Dvořák. He [Černoch] performed this piece beautifully, creating a melancholic atmosphere without becomng too emotional…In Leos Janáček’s Sonata for Violin and Piano…the lower strings of Černoch’s violin, mainly the G-string, resonated so fully that the audience could not help but get drawn into the music…“
Musica Nova, Japan
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Czech violinist Vítězslav Černoch has an established career as a soloist and avid chamber musician. His list of international competition awards includes first prize at the Kocian International Violin Competition and first prize at Beethoven’s International Competition. Since 1988 when he was chosen to represent the Czech Republic at the International Violin Festival in Caracas, Venezuela with a performance of the Dvořák Violin Concerto with the Caracas Symphony, he has given concerts as such prestigious venues as Wignmore Hall in London, Beethoven Hall in Bonn, Tsuda Hall and Opera City Hall in Tokyo, St. Lawrence Center for the Arts in Toronto, Phoenix Hall and Izumi Hall in Osaka, and Carnegie Hall in New York City.
An active chamber musician, Černoch has appeared with renown musicians and ensembles such as guitarists Pepe Romero and María Isabel Siewers, cellist Antonio Meneses, pianists Ivan Klánský, Boris Krajný, Antonín Kubálek, Igor Ardašev, clarinetist Ronald van Spaendonck, violinist Josef Suk, and with the Talich Quartet, Pražák Quartet, and Kocian Quartet. He was concert master of the Czech Nonet, and he is still first violinist with the Stamic String Quartet.
Vítězslav Černoch has recorded over twenty compact discs, which range from solo performances to chamber music. His recording of the complete quartets of Alois Hába earned an award from the Czech Musical Council.
Černoch began studying the violin at age 5. He attended the Prague Conservatory and the Prague Academy of the Performing Arts, where he studied with Professors Jaroslav Foltyn and Nora Grumlikova. He also took Master Classes in Germany with Russian Professor Oleg Krysa. He now lives in Mt. Olive, Michigan with his wife who is also a professional musician.
