Juraj Tomka

(1986)

1st violin

Studies:

Elementary Music School Partizánske – Gabriela Drímajová, Ján Strmenský
Conservatory in Bratislava – Stanislav Mucha
Academy of performing Arts, Bratislava – Jozef Kopelman, Ján Slávik
University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna – Jan Pospíchal, Peter Schuhmayer, Johannes Meissl

Masterclasses:

Violin Workshop, Žilina – Jindřich Pazdera
Musica arvenzis, Dolný Kubín – Vesselin Parashkevov, Jozef Kopelman
The International Holland Music Sessions, Bergen – Serguei Azizian, Isaac Schuldman
Humilitas Masterclasses, Bratislava – Simone Jandl, Francesco Senese

Competitions:

Kocian Violin Competition, Ústí nad Orlicí – successful participant (1997,2001,2002)
Violin Talents, Nižná – laureate (2000)
Youth Music Festival of Ján Cikker, Banská Bystrica – 1st prize (2002)
Competition of Slovak Conservatories – laureate (2004, 2006, 2007)
Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe – scholarship winner (2010)
Award of the mayor of Piešťany for the best performance (2011)

Artistic performance in ensembles:

Mucha Quartet
International Youth Symphony Orchestra, Bremen – dir. Heiner Buhlmann
Wiener Jeunesse Orchester, Vienna – dir. Herbert Böck
European Union Youth Orchestra – dir. Vladimir Ashkenazy
Slovak Philharmony, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Capella Istropolitana, Spira mirabilis, Slovak Quartet, Piano Trio Istropolis

Festivals:

Bratislava Music Festival, Chamber cycle of the Slovak Philharmony, Sunday Matinée in Mirbach Palace, Confrontations, Clarimania Wroclaw, Felix Mendelssohn Music Days Krakow, Divergences, Festival of Young Artists Piešťany

Solo performance with ensembles:

Symphony Orchestra of the Conservatory in Bratislava, VŠMU Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina, State Philharmonic Košice, Moyzes Quartet, VŠMU Baroque Ensemble, Baroque Chamber Orchestra