Jana Boušková

Harpist Jana Boušková performs on world stages not only solo, but also chamber music with such performers as Maxim Vengerov, Jurij Bashmet, Patrick Gallois, Jiří Bárta, Christian Tetzlaff, Sharon Kam, or Mstislav Rostropovič. Jana Boušková is so far the only harpist from the Czech Republic who has won the world's most important and recognized harp competition. She brought this victory from the USA in 1992, and in the same year she also won the second prize in Israel at another renowned world competition with the greatest historical tradition, where, together with the highest award, she is also the first Czech harpist to be invited to this important competition. Other numerous awards include winning the Concours International de Musique de Chambre in Paris and the Torneo Internazionale di Musica in Italy. She received an award in Switzerland for her extraordinary concert achievements and contribution to the development of the harp game, and she also became a laureate of the Juventus Festival in France. In the Czech Republic, she received the Talent of the Year 1996 award and, as one of the ten most important women in the Czech Republic, and the first performer of classical music ever, she was honored with the "Lady Pro" award, which was presented to her in the presence of the President of the Republic, prof. Václav Klaus at Prague Castle. Apart from her solo activities, Jana Boušková devotes herself to teaching and at the same time teaches at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels and is an associate professor at the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.