KAROLINA SYROVATKOVA, DMA. Pianist. Educator. Alexander Technique Teacher.

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1 KAROLINA SYROVATKOVA, DMA Pianist. Educator. Alexander Technique Teacher. MondArt Management 1. EDUCATION DMA Piano Performance. summa cum laude. The University of Texas at Austin... (2013) Teaching Certificate. American Society for the Alexander Technique... (2012) MM Piano Performance. summa cum laude. The University of Texas at Austin... (2010) EAMA Certificate in Nadia Boulanger Training and Conducting... (2008, 2009) European American Musical Alliance. L Ecole Normale. Paris, France. BM Piano Performance. summa cum laude. The University of Maryland... (2007) Certificate in Intermediate Italian. Università per Stranieri di Perugia, Italy... (2006) Certificate in Intermediate German. Universität Tübingen, Germany... (2006) Performance Diploma. Academic Honors. The Prague Conservatory, Czech Republic... (2000) 2. LANGUAGES: Fluent: English, Czech, and Slovak Conversational: Spanish, Italian, and German Basic: French, Russian 3. PIANO TEACHING EXPERIENCE Independent Piano Teacher. Austin, TX... ( ) College Park, MD ( ) Prague, Czech Republic.. ( ) Teaching and coordinating a private piano studio Teaching Assistant. The University of Texas at Austin..... ( ) Teaching piano group classes for music majors and applied lessons to non-music majors Assistant Teacher. Prague Music School... ( ) Assistant Applied Piano Instructor

2 4. PERFORMING EXPERIENCE: RECENT HIGHLIGHTS Czech Heritage Series : Austin, TX; Hallettsville, TX; Nashville, TN; Aspen, CO.... (June - September 2014) European Performances: Italy (Florence, Urbania, Perugia); Germany (Landshut), Russia (Moscow-Fryazino), Czech Republic (Prague, Tyn nad Vltavou).... (March - June 2014) Live Radio Broadcast. KMFA Public Radio. Austin, TX (December 2013 and June 2014) Performance and interview for the Pianoforte Radio Series Janáček s Ever-Vanishing Present. Jessen Auditorium. Austin, TX... (December 10, 2013) A Performance and Lecture Presentation for the Department of Eurasian and Slavic Studies Lecture Recital. The University of Texas at Austin (November 11, 2013) In Search of the Vanished Present in Leoš Janáček s Cycle of Piano Miniatures On the Overgrown Path Aspen Music Festival Performance. Harris Hall. Aspen, CO.. (June 20, 2013) A shared Performance with Anton Nel to launch the Festival s Mozart Sonata Series Recital. Martha McCrory Hall. St. Andrew s Sewanee School, TN.. (June 11, 2013) 5. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Hallettsville Cultural Event Center. Artistic Director. Hallettsville, TX ( ) Founded, organized and coordinated the Classical Music Series Piano Project. Coordinator and Teacher. UT Austin ( ) Coordinated the program, taught music appreciation and theory classes in the Piano Project 6. CONDUCTING EXPERIENCE Music Director. Adelphi Presbyterian Church, MD.... (October May 2008) Reinstated, supervised and directed the Adelphi Choir; accompanied services (organ and piano)

3 7. ACTING EXPERIENCE Variations of Glory. Title role of Nannerl, Mozart s Sister..... (1992) In Love. Title role of a young cellist..... (1993) First prize and the title of the best young female actress in the festival in Rheims, France. Audiences prizes in Chicago and Montevideo. Clara Schumann and Olga Janáček. Acted out introductions to concerts... (2014) 8. WRITING EXPERIENCE In Search of the Vanished Present in Leoš Janáček s Cycle of Piano Miniatures On the Overgrown Path. Doctoral Document (2013) 9. HONOR SOCIETIES & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AmSAT. American Society for the Alexander Technique (awarded 2013) MTNA. Music Teachers National Association, Texas Chapter..(since 2013) NAPW. National Association of Professional Women.. (since 2008) Phi Beta Kappa... (awarded 2007) Pi Kappa Lambda (awarded 2007) 10. SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS Outstanding D.M.A. Lecture Recital Award. Nominated. UT Austin (2013) Research and Travel Scholarship. Eurasian and Slavic Studies Dept. UT... ( ) Long Scholarship. Piano Dept. University of Texas at Austin ( ) Distinguished Scholarship. Aspen Music Festival (2004, 2005, 2007, ) Butler Scholarship. Piano Dept. University of Texas at Austin ( ) 1st Prize. Sidney Wright Presidential Scholarship Competition in Accompanying... (2011) EAMA Conducting Scholarship. EAMA Summer Music Festival in Paris... ( ) Excel and Foreign Student Scholarships. University of Maryland... ( ) Director's Scholarship. School of Music. University of Maryland ( ) Stringer Foundation Scholarship. College of Arts & Humanities. UMD (2005) Finalist. University of Maryland Concerto Competition. College Park, MD (2004) First Prize. Mu Phi Epsilon Competition. Washington, DC (2003) First Prize. Sewanee Festival Concerto Competition. Sewanee, TN (2001) 2nd Prize and Special Seidl Price. North London International Competition (1999) Second Prize. Virtuosi Per Musica Di Pianoforte International Comp. Czech Republic... (1992)

4 11. RADIO / TV KMFA Austin Public Radio. Austin, TX. Radios Classic FM, Golden Prague, and Czech Radio Broadcast. Prague, Czech Republic. GCTV. TN, USA. Czech TV Channel 2. Prague, Czech Republic. 12. PRINCIPAL TEACHERS Anton Nel. University of Texas at Austin / Aspen Music Festival ( ) Rita Sloan. University of Maryland / Aspen Music Festival..... ( ) Bradford Gowen. University of Maryland ( ) 13. MASTER CLASSES USA: Claude Frank, Joseph Kalichstein, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Barry Snyder, Andre Watts, John O Conor, Malcolm Bilson, Kenneth Merrill, Angela Cheng, Michael Gurt and Inon Barnatan. Austria: Viktorie Svihlikova, Walter Groppenberger and Avo Kouyoumdjian. Canada: Pierre Jasmin and Eva Solar-Kinderman. France: Dominigue Merlet,Valerie Melki, Narcis Bonet and Eugene Indjic. 14. SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVALS Aspen Music Festival. Aspen, CO (2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) Sewanee Summer Music Festival. TN (2001) International Piano Courses. South Bohemia. Czech Republic.... ( )

5 15. SHORT BIOGRAPHY Hailed for her musical spontaneity and technical bravura, Karolina Syrovatkova, a Czech pianist and educator is beginning to be recognized for her innovative approach to performance and pedagogy.* Robert Freeman, a former Director of the Eastman School of Music states: Her growing reputation as a performer and teacher represents the Czech Republic at the highest possible level anywhere in the world. Her vision and teaching philosophy are deeply rooted in both the pianistic lineage of European and American schools and in the well-established principles of the Alexander Technique. In addition to an active performing and teaching career, Karolina s multifaceted musical vision has led her to launch classical music series both in the US (Hallettsville, TX) and in Europe (Říčany, Czech Republic). Her musicianship and musicological research have been broadcast by Czech and US stations, such as the Czech TV, GCTV and Austin s KMFA Fortepiano Radio Series. Diverse audiences on four continents (Europe, China, North and South America) have deeply connected with Karolina s advocacy and passion for music in solo and chamber settings. 16. YOUTUBE PLAYLIST Schubert: Sonata D. 960, 1st mvt. Anton Nel and Karolina Syrovatkova at the Aspen Music Festival (4-hand music: Dvořák & Mozart) Janáček Sonata I.X.1905, 2nd mvt. Smetana: Hulán Bach: Preludes (selection from different collections) Suk: Song of Love op.7 Janáček: In the Mists Castelnuovo Tedesco: Fantasia op.145 Schubert: Sonata D. 959, 2nd. mvt. 17. ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE US Permanent Residency of USA Citizenship of the Czech Republic, European Union * The Českobudējovické Times

6 18. LIST OF REFERENCES (please MondArt Management for contact information at Prof. Anton Nel Prof. Robert Freeman Prof. Nel has known me as a student at the Aspen Music Festival since He became my primary teacher at the University of Texas in He also co-supervised my Doctoral lecture recital document. Prof. Freeman has taught and supervised me in several outreach programs sponsored by the University of Texas at Austin. These included educational programs outside of the university and collaboration with Dr. Bamberger whose work in early education and music always fascinated me. His wealth of knowledge and insight into successfully running the Eastman School of Music for 30 years has helped me in forging a strategic plan for a music school. Prof. Clopper Almon Prof. Clopper Almon has watched my professional and personal development since 2001 where he first heard me play the Beethoven Piano Concerto in C Major with the Sewanee Summer Music Festival Orchestra. Later, he has been mentoring and supervising my studies at the University of Maryland. In the last few years, he has been closely following my professional progress both in Texas and in Europe. Prof. Guido Olivieri Prof. Martha Hilley Prof. Olivieri has taught me in several classes including the Baroque and Classical music history classes. He also coached our Baroque chamber music ensemble and later agreed to be the academic co-supervisor of my lecture recital project on Leoš Janáček s On the Overgrown Path. Prof. Hilley has been my supervisor for several years during my tenure as a teaching assistant at UT Austin. Her teaching style, knowledge and advice have been a great source of inspiration for forming my own teaching philosophy. Her class on Career Management has been essential for creating my portfolio, a website, and a plan for a music school.