Czech Piano Week in Jerusalem Culminates in a Gala Concert by Viktorie Zapletalová and Young Musicians of the Magnificat Institute
20.10.2026 / 09:25 | Aktualizováno: 20.10.2026 / 09:47
The Representative Office of the Czech Republic in Ramallah, in cooperation with the Austrian Hospice of the Holy Family and the Magnificat Institute of Music in Jerusalem, organized a series of piano masterclasses. The week of music culminated in a festive concert held at the Austrian Hospice, featuring Czech pianist Viktorie Zapletalová alongside talented students of the Magnificat Institute. The performance brought to a close an exceptional week dedicated to music education, artistic inspiration, and international cultural cooperation.
As part of a cultural diplomacy initiative, young Czech pianist Viktorie Zapletalová led piano masterclasses for students of the Magnificat Institute of Music in Jerusalem and the Al-Kamandjati Music School in Ramallah. The musical week culminated in a festive concert at the Austrian Hospice of the Holy Family in Jerusalem, where Viktorie Zapletalová performed alongside talented students of the Magnificat Institute. The concert symbolically brought to a close a week dedicated to the sharing of experience, artistic inspiration, and intercultural dialogue through music.
From an early age, Viktorie Zapletalová has achieved numerous successes in solo, chamber, and piano duet performance. Her awards include prizes at the Beethoven’s Teplice Competition (2015, 2023; Third and Second Prize), Pro Bohemia Ostrava (2016, 2019, 2022; Second Prize, First Prize, and Laureate Title), the National Piano Duet Competition (2015, 2018, 2019; Gold Awards and special prizes for programme dramaturgy and outstanding musical performance), the “Mozart Again in Olomouc” Piano Competition (2015, 2018; Gold Awards), the National Round of the Czech Primary Arts Schools Competition (ZUŠ) (2017; Second Prize), the Regional Round of the ZUŠ Competition for Brass-Dominated Ensembles (2019; First Prize), Prague Junior Note (2019; Second Prize), Bachovská cesta (2019; First Prize), Golden Piano Talents (2021; First Prize), the Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf and Classical Music Competition (Piano Trio; First Prize), Piano Talents Milano (2023; First Prize), and the Smetana Piano Competition (2025; First Prize and a special award for outstanding interpretation of a work by Bedřich Smetana).
In recognition of her achievements, she received the Litovel Talent Award (2015/2016) and the Talent of the Olomouc Region Award (2019). In 2020, she performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C Major, K. 415 as a soloist with the Moravian Philharmonic Olomouc under the baton of Robert Kružík.
She has further enriched her musical education through national, international, and masterclass programmes, studying with distinguished pedagogues including Alena Vlasáková, Ivo Kahánek, Karel Košárek, Hana Vlasáková-Berger, and Gottlieb Wallisch.
