LIBOR NOVÁČEK
Internationally recognised for his interpretations of Liszt and Brahms, Libor Nováček’s playing has already been compared with that of the great masters such as Kempff and Arrau. He is said to possess ‘exceptional poetic verve and inwardness’ and his recording of Brahms’s second Sonata is said to have ‘set a new benchmark’.
Winner of the Landor Records 2005 Competition, Libor enjoys a long-term recording contract with Landor and released two CDs in 2006 to outstanding acclaim in the classical music press including BBC Music Magazine, International Record Review, Pianonews, Crescendo and Rondo. The second CD featuring Liszt - Années de Pèlerinage – Italie and Mephisto Waltz No.1 was Editor’s Choice in Gramophone Magazine. In October 2007, this CD was awarded the 'Diplom d’Honneur' by the Ferenc Liszt Society in Budapest.
Libor’s third CD, released in September 2008 and featuring works by Brahms, received the greatest critical acclaim, including 5 stars and Instrumental Choice in BBC Music Magazine.
Libor graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2004 with the highest awards and was selected for representation by YCAT in the same year. He has won several international prizes including 4th Prize at the AXA Dublin International Piano Competition in 2006.
His concerts and tours have taken him to major festivals and venues worldwide: these include appearances at the Wigmore Hall as well as the Barbican in London; also the Brighton, Chester, 3 Choirs and Mostly Mozart Festivals. He has also played in the USA, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, France, Germany, Holland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, India, South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe.
Libor works regularly with the Czechoslovak Chamber Orchestra and he has performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Prague Philharmonia, the Prague Chamber Orchestra, Prague Chamber Philharmony, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, English Sinfonia and the European Union Chamber Orchestra. He has also recorded for Czech Radio and BBC Radio 3.
Libor’s latest CD, Liszt Suisse was released in 2009 to wide critical acclaim.
Libor Novacek is a Steinway Artist
