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ABOUT

Soloist  and  Professor  at  Folkwang University of Arts in Essen (DE)

"Vojta moved around in this collection of virtuosic formidabilities like the proverbial fish in water. Stylistically he achieved such a perfect balance in this music..."

- Stuttgarter Zeitung

"...helping to fashion every orchestral phrase, every modulation, and is so perfect in attack and tone production; when he not only masters every detail but also has the ability to phrase expansively and is literally "long-winded..."

- Süddeutsche Zeitung

Přemysl Vojta, 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, Přemysl was awarded the prestigious Beethoven Ring, past recipients of which include artists such as Igor Levit, Lisa Batiashvili and Gustavo Dudamel. Přemysl 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, Přemysl 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.

 

Born in Brno, Přemysl began his horn studies at the age of ten. He went on to train at the Prague Conservatory under Bedřich Tylšar and at Berlin University of the Arts under Christian-Friedrich Dallmann. Alongside his solo career, he serves as principal hornist of the WDR Symphony Orchestra in Cologne — a position he previously held at the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra.

 

Vojta is a member of the Carousel Ensemble, PhilHarmonia Octets, Breeze Quintets and Dispar Trios. His chamber music partners include Tobias Koch, Selina Ott, Fabrice Millischer, Oliver Triendl, the Pražák Quartet and the Armida Quartet.

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Přemysl 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.

VIDEOS

Přemysl performs Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, KV 417, with conductor Julio García Vico and the WDR Symphony Orchestra. Recorded in 2020 at the heart of the Corona pandemic, this concert took place without an audience in the magnificent Kölner Philharmonie – streamed live to listeners around the world. A powerful reminder that music finds its way, even when concert halls fall silent. A WDR production.
Přemysl, then Principal Horn of the WDR Symphony Orchestra, performs Air for Horn Solo by Jörg Widmann – captured live in concert in September 2021. A remarkable collaboration with the composer himself, recorded in the iconic surroundings of the WDR Funkhaus in Cologne.
Přemysl Vojta, Martin Griebl, and Jeffrey Kant – three soloists of the WDR Symphony Orchestra – bring Francis Poulenc's sparkling Trio Sonata for Horn, Trumpet, and Trombone to life. Recorded in the midst of the silence of the Corona pandemic, this 2020 performance is a testament to the power of music to connect even in the most challenging of times. Recorded at the legendary WDR Funkhaus in Cologne – a WDR production.
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor – one of the most powerful and emotionally charged works in the orchestral repertoire – performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jukka-Pekka Saraste. This unforgettable evening marked the farewell concert of the orchestra's long-serving Chief Conductor on 5 July 2019 at the Kölner Philharmonie – a fitting and deeply moving farewell to an era.
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