Biography - BENDA QUARTET

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MAREK ŠUMNÍK
viola
He started playing the violin at the age of five by his
teacher Vladimir Zeman. In 2001 he was honored by First
Instance at the national competition Prague Junior Note. In
2004 he began to study violin by prof. V. Kuzník in Janacek
Conservatory in Ostrava, and since 2008 he studied viola
by Mgr. Dušan Ondruška. During his studies at the
conservatory, he had an opportunity to perform as a soloist
with Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra in Olomouc for three
times. In 2008, he was awarded the first prize at the
national competition Concerto Bohemia with the piece
„Divertimento“ by Bohuslav Martinu for violin, viola and
chamber orchestra. In the summer of 2008 and 2009, he
won a scholarship to the world’s courses in the
Meadowmount School of Music in the USA. Here he also
participated in Meadowmount competition, winning the first
price for the fourth Bartok String Quartet. In 2009, he was
granted the second prize at the competition of Czech
conservatories. He studied at Janacek Academy of Music
in Brno by prof. Ladislav Kyselák. Currently, he is a
member of Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra in Ostrava as
well as Benda Quartet.
Začal hrát na housle v pěti letech u Vladimíra Zemana. V
roce 2001 získal čestné uznání prvního stupně na
celostátní soutěži Prague Junior Note. V roce 2004 začal
studovat housle u Prof. Vítězslava Kuzníka na Janáčkově
konzervatoři v Ostravě a od roku 2008 zde studoval violu u Mgr. Dušana Ondrušky. Během studia na konzervatoři se
třikrát představil jako sólista s Moravskou filharmonií Olomouc. V roce 2008 získal 1. cenu na národní soutěži Concerto
Bohemia se skladbou „Divertimento“ Bohuslava Martinů pro housle, violu a komorní orchestr. V létě roku 2008 a 2009
získal stipendium na světové kurzy v Meadowmount school of music v USA. Zde se také zúčastnil Meadowmount
competition, kde vyhrál 1. cenu za provedení Bartókova 4. smyčcového kvartetu. V roce 2009 získal 2. cenu na
Soutěžní přehlídce konzervatoří. Studoval JAMU v Brně u prof. Ladislava Kyseláka. Nyní je členem Janáčkovy
filharmonie Ostrava a komorního seskupení Benda Quartet.
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