Kristina Fialová


Kristina Fialová is a Czech classical violist. She is a graduate of the Brno Conservatory, the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, and the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden.

Biography

Fialová has been primarily praised by the critics for her technique, impassioned performance and sophisticated musical sentiment. After winning the 2013 Michal Spisak International Competition in Katowice, Poland, she was invited to the major concert stages in Europe. Her appearance at the Tivoli Festival in Denmark was followed by her debuting at the Tonhalle Zürich and giving a recital at the 2015 Prague Spring Festival.
She has regularly performed with Czech and foreign orchestras. As a chamber musician, she has collaborated with a number of soloists and ensembles. Kristina Fialová has performed at concert hall across Europe, including Russia, as well as in Africa, Asia and the Americas, and at major festivals. She has garnered accolades at international competitions, including the ACT London, the Danish Soloist Competition, the International Johannes Brahms Competition, etc. Kristina Fialová studied at the Brno Conservatory, the Hochschüle für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden, the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. She further honed her skills at master classes led by top-notch soloists and pedagogues around the world.
Kristina Fialová has recorded six CDs for Supraphon, ArcoDiva and Dacapo. She has given master classes in Lima, Copenhagen, Qingdao and Guangzhou. She plays a Carlo Antonio Testore – Contrada 1745 viola, and a bow made by the bowmaker Petr Auředník. She is a Pirastro artist and she exclusively uses Pirastro strings.