Nora Lubbadová

Nora Lubbadová has been playing the piano under J. Šnederflerová at the Olešská Arts Primary School since the age of four. She has participated in a number of competitions and been named the absolute winner of the Pro Bohemia, Steinway and Virtuosi per musica di pianoforte competitions. She first played with an orchestra at the age of seven and subsequently played with the Moscow Philharmonic in the final of the Nutcracker competition at the age of eleven. She was one of the faces in the film Talent and Czech Television and Television Nova have filmed numerous reports with her. During the period of the Covid pandemic, she won many competitions that were held online and received several prizes for interpretation. She won the 1st prize in the piano concerto category, the prize for the best performance of Chopin and the Grand Prix at a competition in Hong Kong. She has received the Zlatý oříšek award and a number of MenART Academy scholarships. She worked there under the guidance of Ivo Kahánek, thanks to which she has repeatedly performed at the Prague Spring and Smetana’s Litomyšl festivals or in the Talent documentary on Czech Television. Last year, she won the international Globe competition in the Netherlands and the national round with a string trio, including the prize for excellent interpretation. She has performed at the Prague Spring, Smetana’s Litomyšl, in Helsinki, Belgrade, Brussels and London. She performed Mozart’s piano concerto as a guest at the Svátky Festival. She is currently studying at the Prague Conservatory.