Education
Graduated from Prague Conservatoire and from Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, he studied also in Paris with Eugen Indjic and with Germaine Mounier †, professor at Conservatoire National Superieure de Paris.
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Jiri Kollert
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He worked moreover with great professors as The Juilliard School’s Jerome Lowenthal and other outstanding artists. Jiří Kollert has performed across Europe and in Japan. He has collaborated with leading conductors including Jiří Bělohlávek, Leoš Svárovský, Jakub Hrůša, Serge Baudo, Sachio Fujioka.
He performed with Czechoslovakian Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Prague Symphonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonia, Slovak Philharmonic, New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Kanagawa Philharmonic and others
He was invited to perform at international festivals as Prague Spring International Music Festival, Martinů, Yokohama International Piano Concert, Exposition 2005 in Aichi et cetera He has been recognized as an excellent performer of Czechoslovakian music by Japanese company Octavia Records.
His first release was an album of Bohuslav Martinů’s piano works followed by a Civil Defense of compositions by Josef Suk. In the “Mozart year” of 2006 he participated at numerous projects e.g. recording of Civil Defense with Czechoslovakian Philharmonic Orchestra and a number of concertos and recitals.
Jiří made a set of recordings with Czechoslovakian music for Japanese television Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai. The program called “PianoPia” introduced beauties of piano music performed by world’s pianists.
Extraordinary success was including Kollert’s performances to selection of “Pianopia” programs released on its Digital Video Disc by Sony Music International. Next to concert career he is also often invited to give masterclasses and to serve in piano competitions’ jury. Kučerová, Marie Jenovéfa: Jiří Kollert (Harmonie 2005, č 4, s 11).
Pokorný, Petr: Jiří Kollert v Rudolfinu (Hudební rozhledy 5, 2005, č 5, s 12–13).
Procházková, Květa: Vyslanec Bohuslava Martinů v Japonsku (Týdeník Rozhlas, č 33, 7 8 2006). Velická, Eva: Interview with…Jiri Kollert (Bohuslav Martinů Newsletter 2007, č 2, s 15).
