LUDWIG PIANO KVARTET
Luděk Šabaka (the piano) - He already excelled at and won the international contest "Virtuosi per Musica di Piano forte" at a very young age. During his studies at Prague´s Conservatory (subjects: the piano and the composition) he obtained the laureate titles in most of the prominent national competitions. He also performed at the famous Prague spring festival. He started to study the art of chamber music and his repertoar of it is really ample. He takes part in a variety of performaces, together with renowned musicians. He regularly cooperates with Czech TV and the Czech Radio, and often performes abroad. Currently, he teaches at Prague´s Conservatory.
Roman Fedčuk (the violin) - was born in the Ukraine, and studied at the Tchaikowski conservatory in Moscow. During his studies he won the prominent international contest "Vianna da Motta" in Lisbon and later he won several other important international awards. As a soloist he cooperated with many european orchestras (for example: Zagrebian orchestra, Virtuosi Pragensis etc.) He also worked as a concert master in the famous "Moscow Soloists" chamber orchestra, conducted by Y. Bashmed. With this ensemble he had the opportunity to perform on some of the prominent word stages (Garnegie hall, Albert Hall, Gewandhaus etc.). Since 1994 he has cooperated with many chamber ensembles in Prague. He has been a member of the Ludwig Quartet since 1999.
Filip Kimel (the viola) - studied at Prague´s Conservatory and then graduated from the Academy of Music Art in the Class of Mr. Lubomir Maly. He started to study the art of chamber music during his studies, he also participated in a variety of master courses of chamber music all over Europe (Villecroze, Trosingen, Dresden ...). He has been a member of the Suk Chamber Orchestra since 1993. He played an important role in founding the Ludwig Quartet in 1992.
Pavel Ludvík (violoncello) - Graduated from the Conservatory in Pardubice (class of prof. won the third prize in the Beethoven Competition (1993) and the second prize at the competition of Prague´s conservatories (1992). 1996-98 he was a member of the Prague Chamber Orchestra. Presently he works as a concert master of violoncello group in the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Czech Radio. He performs as a soloist as well.

The Spanish Synagogue was built in 1868 on the site of the oldest Prague Jewish house of prayer ("the Old Shul"). It was designed in a Moorish style by Vojtěch Ignátz Ullmann. The synagogue has a regular square plan with a large dome surmounting the central space. On three sides there are galleries on metal structures, which fully open onto the nave. The remarkable interior decoration features a low stucco arabesque of stylized Islamic motifs which are also applied to the walls, doors and gallery balustrades. The interior, together with the stained glass windows, were designed by architects A. Baum and B. Munzberg and completed in 1893. František Škroup, the composer of the Czech national anthem, served as organist here in 1836-45. By reopening the Spanish Synagogue - closed for over 20 years - on the 130th anniversary of its establishment, the Jewish Museum in Prague has completed one of its most ambitious projects to date.

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