Birth name Sedláková Instruments piano | Occupation(s) pianist, music teacher | |
Born 11 September 1988 (age 28)
Boskovice
Czechoslovakia ( 1988-09-11 ) | ||
Kristýna Znamenáčková (born 11 September 1988) is a Czech classical pianist.
She studied at the Conservatoire of Brno in the class of Eva Horáková and Dagmar Pančochová, and was awarded a prize for performing Prokofiev's Piano Concerto in D-flat major at the 2012 graduation concert. She pursued her studies at Prague Performing Arts Academy, in František Malý's class, in years 2012–2015.
She currently attends Alena Vlasáková and Jan Jiraský's class at Janáček Academy of Music and Arts in Brno.
In 2015, she won the International Bohuslav Martinů contest, praised by the jury for her interpretation of Martinů's Piano Sonata H.350. In 2017, she held a Martinů concert in Prague Rudolfinum concert hall, hosted by the Czech Philharmonic.
Kristýna Znamenáčková lives in the South Moravian town of Boskovice. She works as a piano teacher at the Music School of Blansko and performs solo and chamber music, with an emphasis on 20th century piano music, cooperating with renown soloists and the National Theatre in Brno and including benefit concerts. She also sings in, and occasionally co-conducts, the Vernum 2013 Ensemble choir.
In addition to her musical education, she graduated in Spanish language and literature at Brno University. She's active in organising cultural events in the Boskovice region, working with children, puzzlehunting events, and photography.