Jakub Kydlíček

After finishing his studies in recorder and orchestral conducting at the Conservatory in Pilsen (CZ) he continued in postgraduate studies at Schola cantorum basiliensis (Musik Akademie Basel) with Corina Marti. Later he continued in studies at Conservatorio della svizzera italiana in Lugano. Jakub participated in masterclasses and lessons with leading personalities of early music (Peter Holstlag, Ashley Solomon, Carin van Heerden, Bert Honig, Jostein Gundersen, Patrick Ayrton,...). He also developed his skills during conducting masterclasses with G. Ch. Sandmann, C. Metters or M. Sieghart. In 2018 he gained his Ph.D. in History.

Soon after graduating, he was appointed a teacher at the Prague Conservatoire. In 2012 he was appinted a director of the Prague Conservatory Baroque orchestra whith whom he became the laurate of Concerto Bohemia radio competition. In 2010-6, he taught at the Conservatory in Pilsen where he performed a number of opera projects (including Pergolesi, Purcell, Martinů, Pauer). As a lecturer, he is often invited to lead seminars and courses of early music and is a frequent guest of jury competitions. Since 2018 is a lecturer at Masaryk university in Brno.

As a recorder player, he performs regularly with a number of early music ensembles such as Collegium 1704, Capella Regia, Collegium Marianum, Czech Ensemble Baroque,... with whom he performed in prestigious European scenes (Prague Spring, Semperoper Dresden, Teatro Arriaga, Grand Theater de Luxembourg, Salzburger festspiele, Concentus Moraviae, ...). With Schola gregoriana pragensis he recorded a CD devoted to the music of Charles IV.

In 2009 he founded his own ensemble CONCERTO AVENTINO. As a conductor he performed some of the baroque masterpieces such as Zelenka´s Sub olea Pacis or Purcell´s semi-opera The Fairy Queen. He did perform Czech premieres of Pigmalion by J. Ph. Rameau or Aci, Galatea e Polifemo by G. F. Haendel and Gluck's Paride ed Elena at Smetana's Litomyšl festival. In past seasons he also led the performances of Benda´s Ariadne auf Naxos, Haendel's Messiah, Les Amours de Ragonde by J. J. Mouret or first ever performance of Antonin Rejcha's reconstructed opera Guzman.