Biography
Petra Poláčková started to play the guitar at the age of six at music school in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm under the leadership of Bohuslav Faltus and Miroslava Pavelková and music school "Lounských" in Prague under the leadership of Prof. Zdeněk Dvořák. She studied from 1996 to 2004 at the grammar school in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm. Nowadays, she studies in the fifth class with Prof. Petr Saidl at the Conservatory in Pardubice. She is also a teacher at the music school Choceň and member of the Bohemian guitar orchestra. In years 2004 - 2007 she was teaching at the music school Habrmanova in Hradec Králové. At the guitar festivals in Mikulov and Brno she attended masterclasses for example by G. Bandini, R. Boucher, C. Cotsiolis, Z. Dukic, M. Felici, N. North, T. Offermann, P. Pegoraro, T.Müller-Pering, P. Steidl, A. Swete, J. Wagner, B. Zaczek, P. Zaleski and others.
Prizes:
- 1999 - Second prize at the National Competition of Music schools in Opava (4th category, under 14 years)
- 2002 - First prize and the title of absolute winner at the National Competition of Music schools in Opava (6th category, under 17 years)
- 2003 - First prize and the title of absolute winner at the International Music Festival of Ivan Ballú in Dolný Kubín (3rd category)
- 2004 - Third prize at the XII. International Biennial Guitar Competition in Kutná Hora (2nd category, under 19 years)
- 2004 - First prize in the 1st category (1st - 2nd class of conservatory) at the II. Competition of Czech Conservatories in České Budějovice
- 2005 - Fourth place at the 7. Anna Amalia - Gitarrenwettbewerb in Weimar
- 2007 - First prize and the title of absolute winner at the International Music Festival of Ivan Ballú in Dolný Kubín (5th category)
- 2007 - First prize and the title of absolute winner at the XIV. International Biennial Guitar Competition in Kutná Hora (2nd category)
- 2007 - First prize in the 3rd category (5th - 6th class of conservatory) at the XXXI. Competition of Czech Conservatories in Pardubice
- 2008 - 1st place at 6. International Guitar Competition J.K. Mertz, Bratislava
- 2008 - 1st place at 2. International Guitar Competition Krzyżowa (Poland)
- 2008 - 3rd place at 13. International Guitar Competition Forum Gitarre Wien