Hana Blažíková

Hana Blažíková (born December 2, 1980 in Prague , Czechoslovakia ) is a Czech soprano and harpist . She is a baroque interpreter , but medieval and renaissance music are also among her specialties.

Life

Hana Blažíková graduated from Charles University in Prague with a degree in musicology and philosophy . In 2002 she graduated from the Prague Conservatory in the class of Jiří Kotouč. Her vocal development was supported by master classes with Poppy Holden, Peter Kooij , Monika Mauch and Howard Crook. In addition to her work as a singer , Blažíková has mastered playing the Gothic harp . Among other things, she gives concerts with medieval vocal music and accompanies herself. After initial appearances in the Czech Republic, the soprano has also appeared on the international stage and has participated in various CD recordings. In addition to the classical area, she plays bass guitar in the rock band Stillknox .

She works with various ensembles - primarily early music - together, including:

• Collegium Vocale Gent (direction: Philippe Herreweghe )
• Bach Collegium Japan (Head: Masaaki Suzuki )
• Vocal ensemble Sette Voci (conductor: Peter Kooij )
• Collegium 1704 (Head: Václav Luks )
• Collegium Marianum Prague (Head: Jana Semerádová )
• Gli Angeli Geneva (Head: Stephan MacLeod )
• L'Armonia Sonora (Head: Mieneke van der Velden )
• Musica Florea (conductor: Marek Štryncl )
• Capella Regia Prague (Head: Robert Hugo )
• Orchestra of the Teatro La Fenice , Venice (conductor: Jean Tubéry )
• Choir and Orchestra of the JS Bach Foundation (Direction: Rudolf Lutz )

She is also a member of the exclusively female Czech Tiburtina Ensemble, which was founded in 2008 . This ensemble is under the direction of the soprano and harpist Barbora Kabátková and is dedicated to medieval and baroque music.

Her singing activities also include participating in European music festivals:

• 2004 and 2005: Prague Spring
• 2005, 2014: Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht
• 2006: Festival Resonanzen in Vienna
• 2007: Festival de Sablé in Sablé
• 2009: Festival de La Chaise Dieu
• 2009: Festival de Sully & du Loiret
• 2010: Festival of Early Music Regensburg
• 2010: Saint Wenceslas Music Festival in Ostrava
• 2011: Festival van Vlaanderen in Bruges

Singing roles (selection)

(in brackets year of performance or performance):

• Johann Sebastian Bach :
  • Soprano part in the Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
  • Soprano part in the Mass in B minor, BWV 232 (2005),
  • Soprano role in the Magnificat BWV 243 (Amsterdam, Antwerp, Berlin, Cologne, Zurich; with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and Collegium Vocale Gent under Masaaki Suzuki ; 2007)
  • Soprano role in the cantatas BWV 17 , 19 , 27 , 36 , 47 , 57 , 81 , 93 , 110 , 158, 180 and the motets BWV 225-230, Anh 159 (with the Bach Collegium Japan under Masaaki Suzuki; 2009-2010)
  • Soprano part in the St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 (Essen; with the Collegium Vocale Gent under Philippe Herreweghe ; Easter 2010)
  • Soprano part in the Johannespassion BWV 245 (Zurich; with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra under Ton Koopman ; 2014)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart :
  • Susanna in the opera Le nozze di Figaro , KV 492 ( Karlsbad , 2004)
  • Zerlina in the opera Don Giovanni , KV 527 ( Estates Theater in Prague ; 2005)
• Georg Friedrich Handel :
  • Angelo (the angel ) in the oratorio La Resurrezione , HWV 47 ( La Chaise-Dieu and Regensburg ; with the Collegium 1704 under Václav Luks ; 2009 and 2010)
  • Soprano role in the oratorio Messiah , HWV 56 ( Ostrava ; with the Collegium 1704 under Václav Luks; 2010)

Discography (selection)

CD

• Jan Dismas Zelenka : Il Serpente di Bronzo. Ensemble Inegal, Adam Viktora . 2005.
• Various composers: Laudate Pueri Dominum. Piarist music in baroque Bohemia. Capella Regia Musicalis, Robert Hugo . 2008.
• Johann Sebastian Bach : Complete cantatas. Vol. 43, 46, 47. Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki . 2009.
• Various composers: Rorate Coeli. Works by Rovenský , Reichenauer, Zelenka, Fasch , Caldara . Collegium Marianum, Jana Semerádová . 2009.
• Johann Joseph Ignaz Brentner : Concertos & Arias. Collegium Marianum, Jana Semerádová. 2009.
• Various composers: Harmoniae Sacrae. Works by Tunder , Meder, Weckmann , Biber , Bernhard , Buns . L'Armonia Sonora, Mieneke van der Velden . 2010.
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Dialog Cantatas for Soprano & Bass BWV 32 , BWV 57 , BWV 58 with Dominik Wörner , the Kirchheim Bach Consort , conducted by Alfredo Bernardini , cpo , 2016.

DVD

• Johann Sebastian Bach: heart and mouth and action and life . Cantata BWV 147. Hana Blažíková (soprano), Margot Oitzinger (alto), Jakob Pilgram (tenor), Wolf Matthias Friedrich (bass), choir and orchestra of the JS Bach Foundation , Rudolf Lutz (conductor). Including an introductory workshop and reflection by Judith Wipfler. Gallus Media, 2016.

Web links

• Works by and about Hana Blažíková in the catalog of the German National Library
• Literature and other media by and about Hana Blažíková in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
• Website of Hana Blažíková
• Biographical information about Hana Blažíková at Sonus (with audio samples)
• Biographical information about Hana Blažíková at www.bach-cantatas.com (English)
• CV of Hana Blažíková (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Report on tvrtm.cz ( memento of the original dated December 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (in Czech language) 
2. ↑ http://www.tiburtina-ensemble.com/en_ensemble.html . In English.
3. ↑ Product information on the JS Bach Foundation website, accessed on May 16, 2016.