Kristina Fialová

Kristina Fialová has been primarily praised by the critics for her impeccable technique, impassioned performance and sophisticated musical sentiment. After winning the 2013 Michal Spisak International Competition in Katowice, Poland, she was invited to the major concert stages in Europe. Her appearance at the prestigious Tivoli Festival in Denmark was followed by her debuting at the Tonhalle Zürich and giving a recital at the 2015 Prague Spring festival.She has regularly performed opposite renowned Czech and foreign orchestras (Copenhagen Philharmonic, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonia, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Brno Philharmonic, Pilsen Philharmonic, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Zabrze Philharmonic, Slovak Chamber Orchestra Bohdan Warchal, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra Zlín, Czech Chamber Soloists, etc.). As a chambermusician, she has collaborated with a number of superb soloists (Radovan Vlatković, Sophia Jaffé, Ivan Ženatý, Václav Hudeček, Igor Ardašev, Martin Kasík, Adam Skoumal, Petr Nouzovský) and ensembles (Atos Trio, Kocian Quartet).Kristina Fialová has performed at concert hall across Europe, including Russia, as well as in Africa, Asia and the Americas, and at major festivals (Copenhagen Summer Festival, Janáček May, Mahler Jihlava, Kulturtage Dresden, Festival Internacional de Santander, the Bergen International Festival, the Vesna v Rossii). She is the winner of numerous international competitions, including Talents for Europe, Soutěž Konzervatoří, ACT London, Beethoven´s Hradec, the Forbest Competition, the Alexander and Buono International String Competition, the Val Tidone Competition, the Danish Soloist Competition, and the Johannes Brahms Competition etc.Kristina Fialová studied at the Brno Conservatory, the Hochschüle für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden (Prof. Vladimír Bukač), the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen (Profs. Tim Frederikson and Lars Anders Tomter), and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (Prof. Jan Pěruška). She further honed her skills at master classes led by top-notch soloists and pedagogues around the world (Leif Ove Andsnes, Wolfram Christ, Sheila Browne, Tatiana Masurenko, Jerry Horner, Helen Callus, Charles Avsharian, Václav Hudeček, Siegfried Frühlinger).Kristina Fialová records regularly for Czech and Danish radio and Czech Television and has recorded eight CDs for Supraphon, Arcodiva and Dacapo. She has given master classes in Lima, Copenhagen, Qingdao and Guangzhou.Kristina plays a Carlo Antonio Testore – Contrada 1745 viola. She is a Pirastro artist and she exclusively uses Pirastro strings.