Czech violinist Jiří Vodička is a leading figure in world orchestral music, serving as a concertmaster of the renowned Czech Philharmonic. He also has flourishing careers as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator. In addition to conventional concerts, Vodička performs in audiovisual presentations. Vodička has made several recordings, including, in 2024, an album of Dvořák's complete works for violin and piano with pianist David Mareček.
Vodička was born in 1988 in Havířov, then part of Czechoslovakia. He took up the violin at age six and quickly was sent to study at the ...