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Richard Pohl (1983) was born in Ostrava (Czech Republic).

His exceptional talent resulted in many awards at national competitions for young musicians including Honorary Diploma and First Prize at the Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf Chamber Music Competition, 3rd prize at the National Contest of Jazz Ensembles, Honorary mention at the International Broadcast Competition Concertino Praga and many awards for the outstanding piano accompaniment during his studies at State Conservatory in Brno and later at the Janacek Academy of Music and Performing Arts.

At the academy he studied with Zdenek Hnat, one of the greatest Czech pianists of our time, a pupil of Heinrich Neuhaus. After his retirement in 2006 Pohl entered class of celebrated professors Alena Vlasakova and Jan Jirasky; the Master degree under guidance of professor Jan Jirasky only. Now he works as a doctoral student at the academy on various projects and serves as an accompanist at the music faculty. He also attended masterclasses with Antonin Kubalek (Canada), Jan Gottlieb Jiracek (Austria), Stefan Vladar, Sontraud Speidel, Thomas Steinhöfel, Iva Navratova (Germany), George Kanev (Bulgaria), Petr Sefl and Ivo Kahanek (Czech Republic).

Since 2003, he’s been regular participant of the International Kubalek Piano Courses where in 2004 he received a special prize for the best performance of a piece by a Czech composer and in 2006 for the best performance of a Mozart piece.

Pohl’s main interest is the chamber music, especially his collaborations with singers.
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New Masterclasses by Mrs. Livorova in Znojmo

21 Jul 2010 | from www.richardpohl.net/blog/

Dear friends of the opera singing, we would like to invite you to the international vocal masterclasses by Mrs. Livorova in Znojmo, which are going to take place in Znojmo, August 16 - 22. For more information, please,  follow this link: …

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