IMG Artists Welcomes Pianist Lukáš Vondráček to its Roster for General Management - IMG ARTISTS (original) (raw)

IMG Artists is delighted to welcome the 2016 International Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition Grand Prix winner, pianist Lukáš Vondráček, to our roster for general management. Lukas is represented by Senior Vice President Elena Kostova and Vice President Agnieszka Mikus.

Hailed as “one of the major pianists of today” (Canberra City News), Lukáš has travelled the world and performed with the foremost orchestras, such as The Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, West Australian Symphony, Tokyo Metropolitan, Frankfurt Radio, Czech Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony and Oslo Philharmonic. He is a frequent collaborator of conductors such as Paavo Järvi, Gianandrea Noseda, Jakub Hrůša, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Marin Alsop, Christoph Eschenbach, Klaus Mäkelä, Michael Tilson Thomas, Giancarlo Guerrero, Manfred Honeck, Xian Zhang, Pietari Inkinen, Vasily Petrenko, Anu Tali, and Stéphane Denève, among many others.

In recitals, Lukáš has performed at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, the Flagey in Brussels, Leipzig’s Gewandhaus, Wiener Konzerthaus, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and to renowned festivals such as Menuhin Festival Gstaad, Edinburgh International Festival, Chopin and his Europe, Le Piano Symphonique at KKL, PianoEspoo in Finland, Prague Spring Festival and Lille Piano Festival.

Lukas said: “It is with great joy and pride that I join the esteemed IMG Artists family. I am very excited to collaborate with Elena Kostova and Agnieszka Mikus, and share meaningful musical experiences with colleagues and audiences worldwide.”

Agnieszka and Elena said: “We are delighted that Lukáš Vondráček has entrusted us his general management and is joining IMG Artists’ prestigious roster of conductors and instrumentalists. We have followed and admired Lukáš’s artistry for several years and we very much look forward to our future partnership, helping Lukáš realise his artistic aspirations.”

Lukas has achieved worldwide recognition by receiving many international awards, foremost first prizes at the Hilton Head and San Marino International Piano Competitions and Unisa International Piano Competition in Pretoria, South Africa, as well as the Raymond E. Buck Jury Discretionary Award at the 2009 International Van Cliburn Piano Competition.

Lukáš obtained an Artist Diploma from Boston’s New England Conservatory under the tutelage of Hung-Kuan Chen, graduating with honours in 2012.

Photo: Tat Keng Tey