Upon winning first prize in the ARD International Music Competition, Fabrice Millischer is recognised as one of the most gifted contemporary trombone players in Europe. The 28-year old is to date the first and only winner of this challenging competition in the category of trombone. He was awarded with many other high caliber notations and participated on many masterclasses.
Millischer started his musical education at the Conservatoire of Toulouse. Exposed to music since childhood, his love for music started with the piano, turned to the cello and ultimately to the trombone.
He studied both instruments at the Conservatory of Toulouse and obtained highest marks on his graduation exams. He entered the CNSMD of Lyon where he took master classes on the trombone with Michel Becquet and Alain Manfrin and on the sackbut with Daniel Lassalle. At the same time, he continued his education on the cello at the CNSMD of Paris, taught by Philippe Muller, Roland Pidoux and Xavier Philips.
In 2006 Millischer formed the quartet called Quartbone with Aurélien Honoré, Jean-Philippe Navrez and Fabien Dornic.
A soloist in frequent demand, he has been invited by orchestras in Vienna, Stuttgart, St. Petersburg, Toulouse, Washington, Beijing, Tokio, Seoul, Munich, Geneva, Paris among others. Since 2008 Fabrice Millischer has been solo trombonist with the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Saarbrücken/ Kaiserslautern. Many contemporary musical pieces have been composed and dedicated to him.
Despite his young age, Fabrice Millischer is a highly sought Professor for Trombone. In 2008 he taught at the Conservatoire Paul Dukas in Paris; 2009 he became Professor for Trombone at the Hochschule für Music Saar (Saarland College of Music). In 2013 he was appointed Professor of Trombone at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg (Freiburg Conservatory of Music). Fabrice Millischer is presently working with Antoine Courtois Paris and plays the Legend 420 NSBHST.

Pˇremysl Vojta, horn, winner of the „International ARD Music Competition“ 2010, tours worldwide as a soloist with orchestras such as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Camerata Salzburg, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, the Prague Philharmonia and the Kanagawa Symphony Orchestra.
After his successful debut at the Beethoven Festival in Bonn, Pˇremysl was awarded the prestigious Beethoven Ring, past recipients of which include artists such as Igor Levit, Lisa Batiashvili and Gustavo Dudamel. Pˇremysl Vojta has received much international acclaim for his exceptional album productions, including one complete recording of the horn concertos by Joseph and Michael Haydn, and his album Metamorphosis, which was recorded using three different types of horns.
In October 2021, Pˇremysl Vojta was appointed as a professor of horn at Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen to succeed the horn legends Hermann Baumann and Frank Lloyd. In the past, he has also taught at Berlin University of the Arts and the Cologne University of Music and Dance.
At the age of 10, Pˇremysl Vojta received his first horn education from Olga Voldánová at the Brno Music School. A talented competitive swimmer at the time, Vojta had to choose between sports and music, but soon enough, his heart was set on the instrument. Later, he pursed his studies at the Prague Conservatory under the mentorship of Bedˇrich Tylšar (1998-2004) and at Berlin University of the Arts under Christian-Friedrich Dallmann (2004-2010). While he was a student, Pˇremysl Vojta had already started his career as a principal hornist at the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra, and continued holding the same position at the WDR Symphony Orchestra in Cologne until 2019.
Vojta is a member of the Carousel Ensemble, PhilHarmonia Octets, Breeze Quintets and Dispar Trios.
His chamber music partners include Tobias Koch, Annelien van Wauwe, Fabrice Millischer, Oliver Triendl, the Pražák Quartet and the Armida Quartet.
Pˇremysl Vojta plays a Mod. 3 double horn from Klaus Fehr Horns, natural horns from Jungwirth and Curtois Paris and the F horn by Daniel Fuchs Vienna.
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Founded in 2016 by bassoonist Martin Petrák, the Haydn Ensemble Prag has developed into an ensemble specializing in music of baroque and classical music. Extraordinary chamber and orchestral repertoire combined with performances on modern instruments, the study informed performance and natural musicality. The Czech Haydn Ensemble Prague draws on a wealth of experience from a first-class historical, modern ensembles and great orchestras.
The Haydn Ensemble Prag performs on modern instruments – but under certain conditions. But above all, the Haydn Ensemble Prague is a closely-knit group of musicians. A chamber ensemble in which contrasts lead to an intensely pleasurable experience. An ensemble that bridges the gap between players and audience with its fresh musical individuality.
Conductor Martin Petrák Violin 1 Libor Vilímec – Concert Master Markéta Dominikusová Anna Poulová Violin 2 Milena Koláˇrová Kateˇrina Kratochvílová Markéta Valášková Viola Ondˇrej Martinovský Karolína Strašilová Cello Jan Keller Vilém Petras Double Bass Jan Vokoun Oboe Jaroslava Tajanovská Denisa Bílá (†) Horn Michal Emanovský Daniela Roubíˇcková Bassoon Martina Bálková Harpsichord Filip Dvoˇrák

Bassoonist Martin Petrák is the founder and artistic director of the Haydn Ensemble Prague which has a wide range of experience in historical and modern music. Petrák started his music career when he was 9 years old. Subsequently he continued his studies under leading of Prof. J. Rˇ ezácˇ (The Czech Nonet) at the Prague Conservatory. During his studies he participated in 1999 in music courses of Szandor Végh under the guidance of the bassoonist Sergio Azzolini and oboist Maurice Bourgue.
He continued his studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in the class Prof. F.Herman (Ars Rediviva, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra) and Prof. J.Seidl (Collegium Musicum Pragenses, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra). He wrote his thesis of the Academy of Music about development, production and early Baroque repertoire for bassoon.
After graduating in 2005, he became the member of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2006 together with vocalist Mark Šulc (Schola Gregoriana Pragenses) he founded an instrumental-vocal project focusing on baroque music Musika Antiq/Aria (MA/A), which culminated in performing Bach’s cantata Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen BWV 56 for bass solo, choir and orchestra. The ensemble recorded several projects dedicated to the music of Vivaldi, G.F. Handel, W. A. Mozart, F.I.A. T°uma and others… In 2008 he founded the instrumental ensemble VENTI DIVERSI ensemble, which capitalized on his experiences from previous collaborations with artists from the MA/A and with whom he released his debut CD with works by G. Ph.Telemann La Putain in the autumn of 2008 which won the award Best CD of 2008 by The Prague Post. Over the years the ensemble has been introduced at many prestigious Czech and international festivals (Lipa Musica/CZ, St. Wenceslas Music Festival/CZ, Ars Antiqua Europae in Via Gothic/SK etc.). Programs contained works by J.S. Bach (Brandenburg Concertos), J.D. Zelenka (Trio Sonatas), Vivaldi (Symphonies), G.F. Handel (Water music). In 2015 the latest recording of the VENTI DIVERSI ensemble was a double album Liturgical Year.
Since 2011 he is an assistant professor of University in Ostrava – Faculty of Arts.