Marek Kozák

The young Czech piano virtuoso Marek Kozák has achieved a series of impressive results in a wide range of prestigous competitions. His most recent honour is the laureate title in the highly demanding Councours Géza Anda Zürich 2021. In 2015, Marek was a semifinalist of the Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw. The following year, he gained second prize at the Prague Spring International Music Competition. In 2018, he won both first prize and the audience prize at the European Piano Competition in Bremen and in 2019 he was a finalist in the Busoni Competition in Bolzano. Critics consistently praise his flawless technique, sense of proportion and gradation, wide range of expression, deep musicality and faithfulness to musical notation. Marek is a regular guest of leading Czech orchestras and abroad. He is also a sought-after chamber musician. His musical partners include soprano Simona Šaturová, cellists Václav Petr, Vilém Vlček and, more recently, violinist Jan Novák. In 2024, he released an album of Forgotten Czech Piano Concertos (Supraphon) as a result of many years of research and exploration of lesser-known piano pieces. He recorded concerts written by Karel Kovařovic, Vítězslava Kaprálová and Pavel Bořkovec with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and Robert Jindra. Marek is a graduate of the piano class of Professor Ivan Klánský at HAMU in Prague and is currently teaching at the Gymnasium and Music School of the capital city of Prague.