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Recording of the solo recital in the Czech Television archive
Kristina Fialová – First Lady of the Czech Viola
Kristina Fialová is considered one of the most talented and successful musicians of the new generation. She dedicated her solo concert at the Leoš Janáček International Music Festival in Ostrava’s St. Wenceslas Church to composers who have always been close to Ostrava: Paul Hindemith and Krzysztof Penderecki. Penderecki’s Cadenza for solo viola is a composition in which Fialová demonstrates not only her technical erudition, but above all her refined tone and superbly constructed musical phrases. The concert will also feature other key works of the viola repertoire – Paul Hindemith’s Sonata for Solo Viola Op. 25, No. 1 and the Sonata Pastorale for Solo Viola by American Lillian Fuchs. The highlight of the programme is the Sonata for solo viola by György Ligeti.
Source: Czech television
https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/15437269106-kristina-fialova-prvni-dama-ceske-violy/
6th Oskar Nedbal International Viola Competition 2024 knows it’s winners
https://www.thestrad.com/news/winners-announced-at-the-2024-oskar-nedbal-international-viola-competition/18721.article
Review in the Fanfare Magazine – CD „Lady Viola”
…This is one of the best solo instrumental albums of the year and deserves a wide audience beyond fanciers of viola music. As I said at the outset, it is both eye-opening and entertaining…
…Fialová has a big tone, a singing legato, and bold technical prowess…
Review in the Kristeligt Dagblad Copenhagen – CD „Lady Viola”
…Of the eight pieces in total, several are for viola solo, which gives the listener an ample opportunity to enjoy her sonorous, one is almost tempted to say, juicy sound for almost a whole hour. It becomes easy to understand the music lovers who have a special predilection for viola…
New CD “Lady Viola”
Kristina Fialova´s new CD “Lady Viola” is released! It includes only pieces written by female composers such as Bacewitz, Bodorova, Clarke, Fuchs, Paradis and Vorlova for viola solo, viola and piano (with Jitka Čechová) and viola and clarinet (with Anna Paulová).
The Cd is releaed by Arcodiva label and distributed by Naxos. More info here
Online concert – Romantic evening from Rudolfinum
Kristina Fialová – viola, Petr Nouzovský – cello
Program – J. S. Bach, A. Dvorak, P. Fiala, A. Skoumal, R. Haas, A. Piazzolla
Watch the whole concert here
Suk´s hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 15. 12. 2020
New review of the CD Schoenberg/Tchaikovsky – String Sextets
…As it turns out, these young musicians’ reading of Verklärte Nacht is wonderfully intense, one of the best performances I’ve ever heard…
