Tomáš Jamník is a Czech cellist, currently residing in Berlin. Recognized for his in-depth knowledge of each performed piece, attention to detail, and strong interest in bringing less-well-known music to a wider audience, Tomáš has established himself as a celebrated soloist in both classical and contemporary music.

 

In 2006 he won the Prague Spring International Music Competition and was awarded a number of special prizes, including the Czech Radio Prize, the Oleg Podgorny Prize, the Gideon Klein Foundation Prize, the Pro Harmonia Mundi Foundation Prize and the Artist’s Life Foundation Prize. He was also a finalist at the Pierre Fourniere Award 2011 in London.

 

Since then, Tomáš has performed extensively with top international orchestras in Europe, the U.S., and Asia, including the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonia, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra London. As a chamber musician he has performed with pianists Leif Ove Andsnes and Ivo Kahánek, violinist Josef Špaček, mezzosoprano Magdalena Kožená, the Pavel Haas Quartet, and his “home ensemble” the Dvořák Trio at venues such as London’s Barbican Hall, the Philharmonie in Berlin, the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Kitara Hall in Osaka, Prague’s Rudolfinum, and the Mozarteum in Salzburg.

 

In addition to the classical repertoire, Tomáš also brings to life lesser-known compositions, and in 2019 he performed his own arrangement of Dvořák's Cello Concerto in A major and Jan Ryant Dřízal's "Narcissus" with the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra. He also performed the Czech premiere of the work "Tales of Hemingway" by American composer Michael Daugherty. Tomáš’s keen interest in contemporary music has also led him to premiere works by Czech composers Miroslav Srnka, Michal Nejtek, Slavomír Hořínka, Marko Ivanović, Tomáš ‘Floex' Dvořák, Miloš Orson Štědroň, Michal Rataj, Jiří Gemrot and Ondřej Kukal.