Jan Schulmeister
Jan is one of the most successful young pianists of his generation. He has been winning awards at national and international competitions since the age of seven.
Jan is one of the most successful young pianists of his generation. He has been winning awards at national and international competitions since the age of seven.
Jan has taken home more than forty first prizes or overall victories from piano competitions across Europe and the United States. Among his greatest achievements is the 3rd prize at one of the world’s most prestigious competitions – The 2023 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition in Dallas – which placed him among the most closely watched young talents on the global piano scene. Thanks to his competition success, he collaborates with leading orchestras and has performed with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Brno Philharmonic, the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, the North Czech Philharmonic Teplice, the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, the Prague Chamber Orchestra, the Chamber Philharmonic Pardubice, and the ensemble Barocco sempre giovane.
Jan performs not only on Czech stages but also abroad, including Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Italy, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Spain, and North Macedonia. His artistic work also includes intensive chamber music collaboration, especially with violinist Daniel Matejča and the Wihan Quartet. He regularly appears at major music festivals such as Dvořákova Praha, Prague Spring, Smetana’s Litomyšl, Svátky hudby, the Chopin Festival Mariánské Lázně, and Hudba v zahradách a zámku Kroměříž.
In 2018, he became a member of the PETROF Art Family. He is a scholarship holder of the Karel Komárek Family Foundation, and in the 2018/2019 season he participated in the MenART scholarship programme organised by the Magdalena Kožená Endowment Fund.
Jan’s artistic journey to date is documented in six albums released by PETROF and ArcoDiva. He recently recorded two debut albums for the prestigious label SUPRAPHON, further confirming his exceptional talent and artistic maturity.
Greatest achievements
- Absolute winner of the Amadeus International Piano Competition in Brno
- First place in the César Franck International Piano Competition in Brussels
- First place in the International Nordic Piano Competition in Malmö
- First place in the Manhattan International Music Competition in New York
- Winner of the Concertino Praga competition in 2023, alongside violinist Daniel Matejča, and two‑time finalist in the solo category in 2021 and 2022
- Holder of the 3rd place from The Cliburn Junior Competition 2023 in Dallas
- More than 40 first places or overall wins from prestigious competitions in the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Austria, Estonia, Belgium, North Macedonia and the USA
„Music is my passion. It has the power to affect all movements of the mind, to enchant, to bewitch. I wish for the audience at my concerts to forget their everyday worries and be transported into the beautiful and colorful world of music. My dream is also to collaborate with orchestras and conductors in addition to solo concerts, where the collective effort of so many people united by one common goal creates a spectacular experience“
2023 Cliburn Junior Semifinal Round: Piano Concerto No. 2 (II)
Photos from the performances
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