Karel Dohnal - clarinet
Clarinettist Karel Dohnal, a graduate of the Ostrava Conservatoire and Prague´s Academy of Music, laureat at the competitions in Prague, Roma, Bayreuth, Seville and London, is an active and valued soloist with a wealth of experience performing in many countries in Europe, Asia, South and North America.
He also studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Universität der Künste Berlin and Rimsky – Korsakov State Conservatory in Sankt Petersburg.
As a principal clarinettist he cooperated with such orchestras as BBC Symphony Orchestra London, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Solistes Européens Luxembourg and others. He is a member of the State Opera Orchestra Prague, the Trio Amadeus, The Arundo Quartet and the PhilHarmonia octet.
Karel Dohnal has built up a reputation as an erudite, technically outstanding and dedicated performer of modern and contemporary music, in particular, and is appreciated for his promotion of brand new or less frequently performed works.
Dohnal´s recordings are also higly successful. Most rececent CD „ Czech Music For Clarinet“ was nominated for Czech music Awards – Angel – Coca Cola.
As a principal clarinettist he cooperated with such orchestras as BBC Symphony Orchestra London, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Solistes Européens Luxembourg and others. He is a member of the State Opera Orchestra Prague, the Trio Amadeus, The Arundo Quartet and the PhilHarmonia octet.
Karel Dohnal has built up a reputation as an erudite, technically outstanding and dedicated performer of modern and contemporary music, in particular, and is appreciated for his promotion of brand new or less frequently performed works.
Dohnal´s recordings are also higly successful. Most rececent CD „ Czech Music For Clarinet“ was nominated for Czech music Awards – Angel – Coca Cola.
