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Pavel Bobek se narodil 16.září 1937 v Praze (zemřel 20.11.2013), po gymnáziu studoval v letech 1955-1961 na Fakultě architektury a pozemního stavitelství ČVUT. Stejně jako všichni jeho vrstevníci propadl rokenrolu, začal zpívat s fakultní skupinou FAPS, později působil v tzv Studiu bigbeatové hudby a v roce 1959 v divadle Paravan. Jako inženýr architekt nastoupil ve Sdružení velkovýkrmen, kde působil v jedné projekční skupině se svými vysokoškolskými kolegy: konferenciérem Rangers a rozhlasovým diskžokejem Mirkem Černým a s Petrem Nárožným. V roce 1963 přijal angažmá sólového zpěváka skupiny Olympic, dvě sezony s ní vystupoval v programu Ondráš podotýká v divadle Semafor a...

Pavel Steidl was born in Rakovnik (Czech Republic). Since he won first prize at the Radio France International Competition in Paris, he has become one of the most widely celebrated soloists of his generation. His highly expressive performances of rare 19th-century guitar literature on authentic instruments add a wonderful dimension to his already exceptional performances. Pavel Steidl also composes himself and his own compositions are often played on his concerts. P. Steidl played in more then 30 countries of the world from among Canada, Cuba, Spain, Poland, Austria, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala, Australia, Japan, England, Scotland and many others. On...

The band was founded in the late eighties, but there never was one stable lineup and members were changing all the time. A lot of musicians left the group in panical escapes to pursue their own projects, preferring the more ambitious & established sound. Those remaining, I mean, this confused bundle of miserable heroes proudly began to call themselves „the core“. Curiousity & barbarian infantilism completely defaced the sound, stepping further into the land of improvised kakophonic craziness, leaving behind the boring beats our ears got tired of hearing. Nearly every session was recorded with low budget equipment - oh,...

The Pavel Haas Quartet is a string quartet founded in 2002, since when it has a won a number of international awards. Named after the Czech composer Pavel Haas (1899–1944), who was deported from Czechoslovakia in 1941 and died in the Auschwitz concentration camp, the quartet is made up of violinists Veronika Jarůškova and Kateřina Gemrotová, violist Pavel Nikl, and cellist Peter Jarůšek. The Pavel Haas Quartet has won the 2004 "Vittorio E. Rimbotti" award in Florence, the 2005 Prague Spring International Music Festival, and the 2005 Premio Paolo Borciani international string-quartet competition. The European Concert Hall Organisation named them...