Guitar virtuoso Petra Poláčková in concert
with a Prelude performance by Lukas Lin
Petra Poláčková has dedicated herself to the romantic guitar and its specialized repertoire. In recent years, her focus has shifted to early music, leading her to study the viola da gamba with Christoph Urbanetz and the lute with Prof. David Bergmüller.
Her career includes concerts, masterclasses, juries, and conferences at renowned festivals and guitar events around the world, including in the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Italy, France, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, Israel, Chile, Mexico, Australia, and the U.S.
In 2020, Poláčková released her debut CD WEISS, featuring works by the German lutenist Sylvius Leopold Weiss, recorded on a 9-string romantic guitar. In 2025, her second CD J. K. Mertz will be released by Bridge Records, produced by David Starobin. Both CDs reflect her passion for the repertoire of the Baroque and Romantic eras.
Since 2010, Poláčková has also been actively involved in the organization of Guitar Festival Mikulov in the Czech Republic, where she contributes her artistic and organizational expertise to the development of the international guitar scene.
Poláčková teaches at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus/Aalborg in Denmark and the Franz Liszt University of Music in Weimar, Germany. From 2018 to 2024, she taught at the Franz Schubert Music School in Fürstenfeld and the Johann-Joseph-Fux Conservatory in Graz, Austria.
Born in 1985, Poláčková began her guitar studies at the age of six with Bohuslav Faltus and Miroslava Pavelková in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm and later with Prof. Zdeněk Dvořák in Prague. From 2004 to 2010, she studied at the Pardubice Conservatory under Prof. Petr Saidl. During this time, she also taught guitar at music schools in Hradec Králové and Choceň. She continued her musical education at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, studying with Prof. Paolo Pegoraro, where she completed her Bachelor’s degree in performance and pedagogy and Master’s degree in performance, both with honors.
Poláčková performs on a 1923 historical guitar by Domingo Esteso, courtesy of M°Gabriele Lodi, a classical guitar made by Martin Šuk (Esteso copies), and a 9-string romantic guitar made by Jan Tuláček in 2014.
Program
Prelude performer Lukas Lin
Lukas Lin is a 15-year-old Homestead High School freshman whose deep love for music began at age three. A dedicated classical guitarist, he currently studies with Yuri Liberzon. Lukas also enjoys playing the piano and bass guitar and experimenting with music production on his computer. Aspiring to a career in music, Lukas is enthusiastic about exploring his musical passions and sharing them with others.
Lukas's program:
J.S. Bach: Prelude from Suite in c minor BWV 997
Antonio Lauro: Vals Venezolano no. 3
Jose Luis Merlin: Carnavalito from Suite Del Recuerdo
