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Petr Nouzovský, one of the best cellists of his generation, performs on prestigious stages such as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Rachmaninov Hall in Moscow, the Regentenbau in Bad Kissingen, the Pau Casals Auditorium in El Vendrell, the Rudolfinum in Prague, and the Herkules Saal in Munich. His playing is highly praised for its supreme technical elegance, combined with an original and tectonically structured interpretation of the pieces he performs.

He is a regular guest at major Czech festivals, including the Prague Spring, the Leoš Janáček International Music Festival, and Dvořák Prague, and frequently performs with most Czech and Slovak orchestras. He has also enjoyed great success on international stages, collaborating with renowned ensembles such as the Nagoya Philharmonic, Krakow Philharmonic, and Philharmonie Südwestfalen. He has worked with conductors such as Jakub Hrůša, Petr Popelka, James Judd, and Case Scaglione.

Nouzovský has recorded 29 CDs for Brilliant Classics, Dabringhaus und Grimm, Albany Records, Supraphon, and ArcoDiva. His interpretations are often compared to those of legendary cellists like Mstislav Rostropovich (Classica Magazine) and Saša Večtomov (Harmonie). His recording of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor (with the Chamber Philharmonic Pardubice and Stanislav Vavřínek) was named by Fanfare Magazine as the best historical recording of the work (July/Aug 2022, Jerry Dubins). In 2020, he recorded the first-ever complete cello work of Bohuslav Martinů (with the Pilsen Philharmonic, Tomáš Brauner, Miroslav Sekera, and Gérard Wyss).

Nouzovský studied in Prague, Dresden, and Madrid. He attended masterclasses with Mstislav Rostropovich, Lynn Harrell, and Boris Pergamenschikov.

In 2022, he became part of a historic moment when, together with pianist Martin Kasík, he premiered Bohuslav Martinů’s Romance. He has also premiered works by composers such as Marek Kopelent, Ondřej Štochl, and Miroslav Srnka.

Over his 22-year solo career, Petr Nouzovský has performed in nearly 3,000 concerts across 40 countries on four continents.

He plays a cello made by the Viennese master Georg Rauer in 1921.

Nouzovský is married to violist Kristina Fialová, with whom he is raising their son, Patrik.

February 2025. Please do not use older versions of the biography.

„Passion and Cello: Petr Nouzovsky…“

Aller Zeitung

 

„Petr Nouzovsky delivers a truly committed and imaginative account of Martinu’s melodic compositions.“

Pizzicato Luxembourg

…Petr Nouzovsky delivers a truly committed and imaginative account of Martinu’s melodic compositions. The performances are dynamic as well as spontaneous, and virtuosity ideally matches with a perfect sense of form and a lot of expressiveness…Pizzicato Luxembourg

…His phrasing of lyrical music shows great feeling and sensitivity, and he imparts vitality and color to the faster music…Musicweb International

…I can say that Petr Nouzovský’s playing of the piece is indeed better than just about every performance of it I’ve heard…Fanfare Magazine

…If you’re looking for a new recording of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto, this is it…Fanfare Magazine

…The finale is just as fine, with the celebrated duet with the orchestra’s leader rather more urgent and passionate than you might hear in rival performances…MusicWeb International

…Il existe maintes versions réussies de ce concerto extraordinaire ; celle de Nouzovský s’appuie sur un phrasé de haute qualité, un engagement sans failles et des couleurs qui ne sont pas sans rappeler la version que le Suédois Frans Helmerson (°1945), avec lequel le soliste tchèque a travaillé, avait gravée dans les années 1980 pour BIS avec Neeme Jarvi… Crescendo Magazine

…C’est sur l’école russe, en revanche, que semble lorgner le violoncelliste Petr Nouzovský, dontla pate sonore, l’élonquence et le mordant des accents évoquent Rostropovich…Classica