| Jan Míšek (b. 1976) gained his first choirmaster experience
by leading the preparatory section of Boni pueri. His
professors of conducting were Professor Jiří Skopal
(University of Hradec Králové) and Doctor Vlastislav Novák
(Conservatory Pardubice). He is a graduate of several Master
classes (prof. Gert Frischmuth, Gábor Hollerung, prof.
Friedrich Krell, Robert Sund, prof. Jerry Jordan, Petr Vronský)
including Masterclasses under Bachakademie Stuttgart with
prof. Helmuth Rilling.
He went on to found the choir at the J. K. Tyl Grammar
School in 1993 and then took his place at the head of the
Kantiléna Chamber Choir, before prompting the
establishment of the Hradec Králové Male Voice Choir. He
lived his greatest dream and founded the BONIFANTES Boys’
Choir in Pardubice in 1999. In spite of his youth, Jan Míšek
has been presented with a number of awards for outstanding conducting performance. He
and his choirs have won 15 gold medals (for example, with the Hradec Králové Male Choir at
the 1st World Choir Olympics in the Austrian town of Linz in the male voice choir category)
and 11 silver medals at various international competitions over a relatively short space of
time.
Jan Míšek is also involved in composing activities. As a composer, he attended International
Summer Music Academy in Michelstadt with prof. Jan Jirásek and prof. Ofer Ben‐Amots.He
won the 2nd Prize at Joseph Dorman Int. Composer’s Competition. The Union of Czech
Choirs awarded him the “Junior Choirmaster” prize in 2003. Jan Míšek is also editor‐in‐chief
and intellectual father of the project SBOR.CZ, a Czech choral Association. He has been
acknowledged by experts for his interpretation of 20th century music (e.g. Shostakovich:
Symphony Nr. 13 "Babij Jar", Rutter: Gloria) and for historicaly authentic interpretation of
baroque music (e.g. Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, Bach: Matthäus Passion). |
