My name is Matěj Kotal and I am 16 years old. I am from Czech Republic and I am studying at Pardubice Conservatory and English Gymnasium in Pardubice. I am from music related family – my father Jiří Kotal (before principal clarinetist of Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra and now clarinetist at National Theatre in Prague) is my professor now.
I have been playing clarinet for 8 years now. Since then I have participated at several international masterclasses – Prague Spring, Dvořákova Praha, Ostrava International Clarinet Masterclass,…
I also participated and won several prizes at international clarinet competition:
– International Clarinet Competition Citta di Carlino 2022 (Italy) – 1 prize + special prize in memory of Vito Marsica
– Saverio Mercadante International Clarinet Competition 2022 (Italy) – 2 prize
– Sava Dimitrov International Clarinet Competition 2023 (Bulgaria) – 2. prize
– Bohuslav Martinů National Competition 2022 (Czechia) – 1. prize + absolute winner
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