Radana Foltýnová (1976) the pianist, graduated from the Janáček Conservatoire in Ostrava and the Ostrava University where she studied with M. Toaderová.
During her studies attended several national and international competitions, including the 1993 Smetana Piano Competition in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic (second – prize winner), the 1994 International Piano Competition in Kill, Sweden (fourth – prize winner), the 1998 Janáček Piano Competition in Brno, Czech Republic (second – prize winner and an award for the best interpretation of Janáček).
Currently, Radana is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Ostrava University.
She is sought-after chambre musician and has collaborated with both wind and string soloists.
She has appeared as soloist with leading Czech orchestras, gives solo and chamber recitals in the Czech Republic and abroad (Austria, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden), and records for Czech Radio and Television.
Karina Komandera pianist of Opera and Filharminia Podlaska