Marek Prášil (*1986)

belongs to the most outstanding Czech conductors of his generation.  Conductor of  the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre and debutante of the Prague Spring International Music Festival 2022, has been gaining more and more prominence on foreign stages in recent years.

Marek studied conducting and the clarinet at the Janáček Conservatory. He completed two Master’s degrees, first in 2012 with a major in clarinet at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music of the University of Ostrava and later in 2017, he graduated in orchestra conducting at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno, having studied with renowned conductor Tomáš Hanus. In 2015, he was awarded the Bayreuther Festspiele Scholarship.

Marek has been the Principal Guest Conductor of the South Czech Philharmonic (2020-23). He has collaborated with most Czech and Slovak orchestras, including PKF – Prague Philharmonia, Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, Pilsen Philharmonic, Brno Philharmonic, Moravian Philharmonic Olomouc, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Zlín, Chamber Philharmonic Pardubice, North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak Sinfonietta, Slovak State Philharmonic Košice and others. His international career began with two debut concerts with Biel Solothurn Symphony Orchestra in Switzerland. He regularly conducts the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra with programmes featuring Dvořák’s Te Deum or Lithuanian premiere of Janacek’s Sinfonietta. He made his debut with the Silesian Philharmonic Katowice, Wroclaw Philharmonic and Szczecin Philharmonic. An important debut was the Prague Spring International Music Festival 2022. He has been a guest conductor at international festivals Smetana’s Litomyšl, Leoš Janáček Festival, Dvořák Prague International Music Festival, Peter Dvorský Festival, St. Wenceslas Festival, South Czech Intermezza, Talentinum Zlín and Złota Lira in Poland.

Marek works at the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre and has conducted their performances of Smetana’s The Brandenburgers in Bohemia and The Devil’s Wall, Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, Martinů’s ballet The Strangler, Strauss’ operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig, musicals Jesus Christ Superstar Evita and Sunset Boulevard by Lloyd Webber, Bernstein’s musical West Side Story, Sylvester Levay’s Rebecca and many others. Among his most successful productions are musicals Sweeney Todd, Cats, Oliver, Edith and Marlene as well as ballet Carmina Burana, with which he made his debut at the Smetana’s Litomyšl Music Festival in 2016.

Marek is a regular guest of the Silesian Theatre Opava including productions of Janáček’s Katya Kabanova, Verdi’s La Traviata or Kálmán’s Countess Maritza. He conducted also at the State Theatre Košice (Bellini’s La sonnambula). He often takes part in opera productions abroad as the assistant conductor: Bayerische Staatsoper Munich (Janáček’s The Makropulos Affair in 2014 and Smetana’s The Bartered Bride in 2018), Welsh National Opera Cardiff (Strauss’ Rosenkavalier in 2017), Opéra National de Paris (Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta in 2019), or at National Theatre Prague (Don Buoso, Gianni Schichi, 2023). In July 2015, he appeared with the musical company of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre at the Daegu International Music Festival in South Korea. Their performance of The Phantom of London won the main festival prize.

In 2013, Marek conducted the Moravian Concert Band (former Central Band of the Interior Ministry) in a CD recording for the German label Halter, in 2016, he conducted the very first professional recording of the operetta/musical orchestra of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre in collaboration with Hana Fialová (CD Hana/Edith features the most famous chansons by Edith Piaf), in 2018, he conducted the Janáček Philharmonic for Martin Chodúr’s CD Hallelujah and in 2019, he recorded highlights from the musical Rebecca for the Czech Radio. His last project “CoVid Edition” offers CDs with live concerts of the South Czech Philharmonic and new recording of the Last five years – chamber musical by Jason Robert Brown.

Marek Prášil is represented by the agency Janáčkův Máj, o. p. s.

DATES OF CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES

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2024/2025 SEASON

14.9.

2024

Dvořákova Praha International Music Festival

Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

Concertino Praga 2024

22.9.

2024

Sczecin Philharmonic

debut

Czech weekend

9.11.

2024

Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra 

The Power of Czech Music – Smetana, Bártok and Dvořák 

Lukáš Vondráček, piano

12.12.

2024

M.Kunze, S.Levay: Elisabeth 

premiere

The National Theatre Moravian-Silesian

28.-30.12.

2024

Silesian Philharmonic Katowice 

New Year’s Gala Concerts 

Joanna Kędzior – sopran, Jacek Szponarski – tenor

29.1.

2025

Prague Opera festival 2025

L.Janáček Káťa Kabanová 

The Estate Theatre, Prague

23.2.

2025

L.Janáček: Jenůfa 

premiere

The Silesian Theatre Opava

14.5.

2025

Prague Spring Festival

A.Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor

Prague Spring Competition final concert

FOK Prague Symphony Orchestra

28.6.

2025

Leoš Janáček International Music Festival

L.Janáček: Jenůfa

Hukvaldy

The Silesian Theatre Opava

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Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, 2024

NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic, 2023

South Czech Philharmonic, 2021

South Czech Philharmonic, 2020

South Czech Philharmonic, 2020

Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, 2014

Brno Philharmonic, 2018

Brno Philharmonic, 2018

South Czech Philharmonic, 2021

South Czech Philharmonic, 2021

South Czech Philharmonic, 2020

Děkujeme... beneficial musical gala concert, 2020

PKF - Prague Philharmonia 2016

Moravian Philharmonic Olomouc, 2017

National Theatre Moravian Silesian, 2014

from the rehearsal, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, 2016

Contact

Official representation

Janáčkův Máj, o.p.s. 
28. října 124
702 00 Ostrava 1, Czech republic
Phone +420 597489421, 597489425

Mgr. Jaromír Javůrek, PhD.
director
javurek@mhflj.cz

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Marek Prášil
marekprasil@seznam.cz
Phone +420 736461821

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