ATSL - AMITIÉS TCHÈQUE ET SLOVAQUE LUXEMBOURG
in cooperation with Czech Radio, Concertino Praga and Pianos Kelly
cordially invites you to a concert
Young Masters
of Concertino Praga
The concert is organised on the occasion of the Czech national holiday - the Day of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy and International Students' Day
LAUREATES OF THE CONCERTINO PRAGA INTERNATIONAL RADIO COMPETITION
Matthew Stephen Hockaday, clarinet
Adam Znamirovsky, piano
Nad'a Strnadova, cello
RESERVATION REQUIRED
PROGRAMME:
MATTHEW STEPHEN HOCKADAY • ADAM ZNAMIROVSKY
André Messager - Solo de concours
NADA STRNADOVÂ
Gaspar Cassad6 - Suite for solo cello
1. Preludio - Fantasia
Il. Intermezzo e danza finale
Johann Sebastian Bach - Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
ADAM ZNAMIROVSKY
Felix Mendelssohn - Variations sérieuses in D minor, Op. 54
MATTHEW STEPHEN HOCKADAY
Béla Kovacs - Hommage a Carl Maria von Weber
Béla Kovacs - Hommage a Manuel de Falla
NADA STRNADOVÂ • ADAM ZNAMIROVSKY
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
NADA STRNADOVÂ • MATTHEW STEPHEN HOCKADAY • ADAM ZNAMIROVSKY
Ludwig van Beethoven - Trio for clarinet, cello and piano in B-flat major,
Allegro con brio
Adam Znamirovsky
PIANO
Adam Znamirovsky (2010) is among the most prominent young pianists of his generation. He began playing spontaneously at the age of four and studies at the Prague Conservatory in the class of lvo Kahanek, developing further through masterclasses with leading international pianists. His achievements include the absolute victory at Concertino Praga, first prizes at the Chopin Competition in Szafarnia, Virtuosi per Musica di Pianoforte and the César Franck International Competition, and a place in the final of Eurovision Young Musicians 2024. He has performed with the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra and made his New York debut at Steinway Hall. ln 2025 he was selected as a junior soloist of the Verbier Festival Academy and received the Edwin Caplin Foundation Award; in 2026 he was named in Forbes 30 Under 30.
Matthew Stephen Hockaday
CLARINET
Matthew Stephen Hockaday (2007) is a multiinstrumentalist who plays the clarinet, recorder and piano. He began the clarinet at eight and studies at the Prague Gymnasium and Music School of the City of Prague with Prof. Milan Polak. Winner of the national Zlaty oi'isek 2021 competition, he has taken first prizes in the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Poland, Austria and the United States, and is a laureate of Concertino Praga 2024, where he received the Bohuslav Martinu Foundation Prize. He has appeared at the Dvoi'ak Prague, Prague Spring and Smetana's Litomysl festivals and as a soloist with the Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, the Janacek Philharmonie Ostrava and the Zlfn Philharmonie, and has given five recitals. He plays in the Brahms Trio, the MaJeStic Trio and a clarinet quartet. Outside music he runs ultramarathons and enjoys calisthenics, skiing and hot yoga.
Nad'a Strnadova
CELLO
Nad'a Strnadova (2009) is in her third year at the Prague Conservatory. At Concertino Praga she received an Honourable Mention (2nd degree) recognising her musical expression and natural talent, and in 2025 she became a semifinalist of the competition. She has won first prizes at the International Jan Vychytil Cello Competition (2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023) and the Gustav Mahler International Cello Competition in Jihlava (2019), and second prizes at the Heran Cello Competition in Ûsti nad Orlici (2021-2024). She has performed as a soloist at the Zlata Pecka festival with Dagmar Peckova and Klara Gibisova, at the Visegrad Music Youth Academy alumni concert, at laureates' concerts of the Heran Competition, including at the Smetana's Litomysl festival, and on the Talent Stage of the Dvoi'ak Prague festival.