Jiří Havrlant studied piano at the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava under MgA. Hana Kundrátová. He continued his studies at the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno, specializing in historical keyboard instruments under the guidance of Prof. Barbara Maria Willi. He has further studied the harpsichord through private consultations with Monika Knoblochová and with Francesco Corti at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis during a study placement abroad.
He regularly participates in masterclasses and workshops led by renowned musicians, including Pierre Hantaï, Ton Koopman, Jörg Andreas Bötticher, Béatrice Martin, Marek Toporowski, Pieter-Jan Belder, Bart van Oort, Aline Zylberajch, Edita Keglerová and others. As part of the Erasmus programme, he studied at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, focusing on harpsichord and basso continuo with Fabio Bonizzoni and Patrick Ayrton, and fortepiano with Bart van Oort.
He has collaborated with ensembles such as Collegium Marianum, Czech Ensemble Baroque, Ensemble Aerea and the Chamber Orchestra of the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava. Together with flautist Michaela Ambrosi, he forms the duo Musica neglecta, and he also works as a harpsichord accompanist with the vocal trio Drei Engel.
As a soloist or a member of the aforementioned ensembles, he has performed at numerous Czech music festivals, including Janáček’s May, Olomouc Baroque Festival, Concentus Moraviae, Znojmo Music Festival and the Lednice-Valtice Music Festival (LVHF).
He has participated in the Prague Spring International Music Competition and the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig. At the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation Competition in Prague, he won Third Prize and the Viktor Kalabis Prize for the best interpretation of a work by the composer in 2016. In 2021, he returned to the same competition and won First Prize as well as the Life of an Artist Foundation Prize for the most successful contestant.
In 2019, he received First Prize and the Special Jury Prize at the La Stravaganza International Competition, and the following year he won First Prize at the LŠBH Competition in Holešov.
He currently works as an accompanist and teacher at the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava and the Prague Conservatory.
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