Ladislav Pazdera (CZ)

The young Czech guitar player displays his talent and charisma not only in his own compositions and arrangements, but also in his extensive repertoire based primarily on world music, fingerstyle and traditional guitar music. He delivers stirring and dynamic performances demonstrating a diverse blend of sound and style. Ladislav was born in 1989 in the city of Pardubice. He started to play the violin in his early childhood. Later, he learned to play the viola and at the age of 12, he started to play the acoustic guitar. In 2014, he moved to Dresden where he is currently finishing his studies at Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber. His musical achievements include several awards at major guitar competitions as well as important collaboration with Dresden State Operetta House’s Symphony Orchestra in 2017 and a number of performances at prominent european guitar festivals. In 2019, he and his fellow guitarist from the Netherlands, Karlijn Langendijk, released their first album „Meraki“