Video: Bogdan Prezc – “Twelve in four”
Jiří Laburda – “Moto perpetuo”

The Brooklyn Accordion Club presents Virtuoso Accordion Concert Series Fall/Winter 2022-2023:
Concert Series No. 2: Martin Šulc (accordion) & Josef Matěj Švec (cello)
The program includes: Bach, Scarlatti, Dvořák, Hindemith, Zubitsky, Laburda, and Piazzolla. Two young musicians will be traveling from Czech accompanied by Professor Ladislav Horak (accordion) and Professor Petr Nouzovsky (violoncello). 

The concert takes place on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 7:00 – 8:PM.
Location: A4 Collective at 636 Dean Street #2F Brooklyn, NY 11238   
Admission: Free and open to the public. A hat will be passed around for donation for the performer.  
The space is limited to 30 people.  RSVP is required to attend. 
Reservation form will be disabled when the space is full. Please respond by the end of Sunday, December 4, 2022. 

Each meeting will start with a brief open mic. If you are interested in performing a piece or two, please indicate your interest in your RSVP form. Accordionists of all playing levels are welcome to perform.  

Martin Šulc started to learn the accordion when he was 6 with his teacher Lenka Slaninová. He graduated on ZUŠ in Třeboň. He has won prizes at the prestigious stages including the 1st prize at the international Accordion Days competition in Prague, the international accordion competition in Portuguese Alcobaca, the final round of the CIA Global accordion competition in Shenzhen, China, and in Castelfidardo, Italy, the national competition of the Conservatory of the Czech Republic, and the Gold Award at the international accordion video-competition held in New Zealand. [Read Martin’s full bio]

His most recent success was in 2020: After the successful casting organized by Czech television, he reached the final rounds of television competition show Virtuosos V4+, which was filmed iin Budapest, Hungary. This show was broadcasted in all 5 countries including contestants from 5 countries – Czech, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Serbia on all instruments of classical music. The jury included world stars such as Maxim Vengerov, Gabriel Prokofjev, Coco König and in the superfinal also included Maestro Placido Domingo. The Czech side was represented by Gabriela Boháčová – dramaturge of International music festival in Český Krumlov. The whole competition was a unique combination of classical music and a modern television show. Martin reached the superfinal and then, after a successful perform with orchestra, he got a 1st prize for the Czech Republic.

Violinist Josef Matěj Švec (born 2003) comes from a musical family. He played the violin when he was 3 years old only to start studying the violoncello two years later simultaneously in Mgr. Petr Šporcl’s class. He received his first prize at Jan Vychytil’s cello competition at 7 years old, where he was also awarded a special prize. Since then he has participated in numerous competitions both in Czech Republic and abroad.

Brooklyn Accordion Club Code of Conduct:
The mission of the Brooklyn Accordion Club (BAC) is to build a community of accordionists and accordion enthusiasts in the greater NYC area, and to support an open exchange of ideas within a safe and respectful environment. We value your attendance at the Brooklyn Accordion Club meetings and workshops. We are dedicated to providing a positive and welcoming experience for everyone regardless of gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion, immigration status, political view, musical preferences, and skill level. We want all Brooklyn Accordion Club events to be welcoming, supportive, and comfortable for all participants.

For further information:  brooklynaccordionclub@gmail.com
For further information on Martin: martinsulc999@gmail.com