Soprano Kateřina Kněžíková is one of the most striking figures among the young generation of Czech singers in both operatic and concert repertoire. She graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and has won honours in many events including for example the Antonín Dvořák International Singing Competition in Karlovy Vary. Since 2006 she has been a regular soloist with Prague's National Theatre, on whose stages she has performed among other roles Mozart's Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, Mysliveček's Aristea in L'Olimpiade, and Dvořák's Terinka in The Jacobin. She also appears as a guest in other opera houses both in the Czech Republic and abroad, such as the Moravian-Silesian National Theatre in Ostrava, the Opéra Royal de Versailles, and the Theatre Royal de La Monnaie. She works with important conductors like Serge Baudo, Manfred Honeck, and Tomáš Netopil, and with such ensembles as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Collegium 1704, and the Czech Philharmonic. With Jiří Bělohlávek she recorded a new official version of the Czech national anthem. More information at www.katerinaknezikova.com.

The violinist Jan Mráček has been one of the most prominent performers of his generation. He began playing violin at the age of five, and he studied at the School of Music of the City of Prague and the Prague Conservatoire. At the age of 13 he first appeared on the stage of the Rudolfinum alongside Josef Suk. His many competition successes include second prize at the 2010 Prague Spring Competition, when at the age of 19 he became the youngest laureate in its history. He appears regularly with Václav Hudeček, and since 2012 he has been an assistant at the Václav Hudeček Academy. In 2011 he became the youngest soloist in the history of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, and three years later he won the Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition in Vienna. Since 2015 he has been serving as concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic. He appears as a soloist around the world together with such great conductors as Maxim Vengerov, James Judd, Jac van Steen, and Vladimir Fedoseyev.

Pavel Svoboda is one of the most striking figures among the young generation of organists. A graduate of the Conservatoire in Pardubice and the Universität der Künste in Berlin, he has participated in numerous master classes abroad and is currently continuing his studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague with Jaroslav Tůma. He has received many prestigious honours, including for example in the Prague Spring International Music Competition in 2013. He performs regularly in music festivals both at home and abroad (in Germany, Slovakia, Austria, Poland, Spain, and France) and collaborates with many important orchestras (such as the Hradec Králové Philharmonic and the Pardubice Chamber Philharmonic) as well as with the ensemble Barocco sempre giovane. His musical activities are not limited to performance alone: he also works as a programme planner and since 2011 has been director of the F. L. Věk International Music Festival in Dobruška.