this organist, clavichord, harpsichordist and pianoforte player graduated from the prague conservatory and from the faculty of music of the academy of performing arts in prague (milan šlechta organ, and zuzana růžičková harpsichord). he won first prizes in organ improvisation competitions in nuremberg in 1980 and in the dutch city of haarlem in 1986. he is also the laureate of a number of organ interpretation competitions, 1978 linz, 1979 the prague spring competition and 1980 the leipzig bach competition. through 1990 - 1993, he performed the complete works of johann sebastian bach. he records for czech radio, czech television, and numerous recording companies. his discography includes more than twenty solo recordings. he has collaborated with giedré lukšaité-mrázková, irena troupová, barocco sempre giovane, bohuslav matoušek etc.