Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Awards
Public concerts
Piano repertoire
Compositions for the piano
Affiliations
Certification
Interests
Timeline
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Jan Novák

Jan Novák

Scientist And Pianist
Prague,Czech Republic

Summary

I am an university assistant at the Czech Technical University. I have started to give public piano concerts from 2014 and I founded the beneficial artistic project Classical Prague.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
39
39
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
9
9
Languages

Work History

Pianist

Association of Johny Newman
Prague, Czech Republic
12.2014 - 04.2025
  • Played piano for 150 person groups.
  • Director(manager) of the beneficial artistic projects Classical Prague and Hraní pro hraní.
  • Composer of classical and film music.

Education

Mgr. - Physics

Charles University
01.2002 - 01.2007

Some College (No Degree) - Particle Physics Phenomenology

Durham University
Durham, GB
01.2008 - 01.2008

Ph.D. - Theoretical Physics

Charles University
Prague
01.2010 - 01.2015

Music School of Charlotta Masaryková
Prague
01.1988 - 01.1997

Piano

Music School of Charlotta Masaryková
Prague
01.1998 - 01.2001

01.2002 - 01.2015

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01.2020 - 01.2024

Skills

Piano interpretation of the authors from the romantic period

Awards

1999 First prize at the competition of music schools in the 7th category in Prague, 1999 Special prize for the interpretation of works of Bohuslav Martinů at the competition of music schools (Prague's round)

Public concerts

 2002-2003 Concerts in Obertal

  • Two concerts in the years 2002 and 2003.

Concerts for a spa audience (in Bad Fussing) in Germany 2011-2012

  • Concerts for a spa audience in the project Aquapiano in Bad Füssing in Germany (17.11.2011 and 1.9.2012)

 2014-2015 Concerts in Prague

  • 19.12.2014 Piano recital at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
  • 30.3. 2015 Charitative concert for the Nadační fond N v Motole in Teplice: Markéta Janoušková (violin), Jan Novák (piano), Andrea Vavrušová (Mottlová)(piano)
  • 18. 4.2015 Piano recital in the Museum of Antonín Dvořák: Jan Novák

 2015 Concert in Odessa

  • Concert at the 5th Gamow conference in Odessa (Ukraine), 16.-23. August 2015

 2015 - 2018 Project Classical Prague

 Project Classical Prague was founded as a charitative project for the organisation Život dětem o.p.s. There were 5  concerts in Prague during the season 2015/2016: 

  • 17.10.2015 Lukáš Vendl (organ), Lukáš Vytlačil (flute)
  • 1.11.2015 Ensemble Spork: Lukáš Vytlačil (flute), Alena Hönigová (cembalo), Dora Pavlíková (vocal)
  • 14.11.2015 Piano concert: Martin Kasík, Jan Novák, Adam Stráňavský
  • 12.3.2016 Jana Ivanecká (violoncello), Jan Novák (piano), Jan Pech (violoncello), Adam Stráňavský(piano), Pavel Voráček (piano)
  • 25.6.2016 Jan Novák(piano), Anna Švejdová(flute), Pavel Voráček(piano)

 The three concerts in the seasons 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 were charitative concerts for SOS Children's Villages:

  • 15.11.2017 Jan Novák (piano), Peter Palacka (accordion), Adam Stráňavský (piano)
  • 29.4.2018 Exhibition of paintings combined with the piano concert: Lucie Langerová (piano), Jan Novák(piano), Robin Kaloč (painter)
  • 3.2.2019 Piano concert: Jan Novák, Adam Stráňavský

27.4.2024 Concert of classical music: Filip Hořínek (piano), Jan Novák (piano), Jan Pech (violoncello), Adam Stráňavský (piano), Laura Valkovsky (piano)

26.4.2025 Concert Classical Prague: Filip Hořínek (piano), Jan Novák (piano), Adam Stráňavský (piano), Laura Valkovsky (piano) - the collection to the support of the publication of the book Two faces of Johny Newman

 2019 - 2022 Project Hraní pro hraní

  • Project Hraní pro hraní was founded as a charitative project for the organisation SOS Children villages (organized by the Association of Johny Newman):
  • 10.12.2019 Piano concert: Filip Hořínek, Ludie Langerová, Jan Novák, Adam Stráňavský
  • 10.12.2021 Piano concert: Filip Hořínek, Ludie Langerová, Jan Novák, Adam Stráňavský
  • 17.12.2022 Piano concert: Filip Hořínek, Ludie Langerová, Jan Novák, Adam Stráňavský, Laura Valkovsky

 2024 Concerts in Luzern

  • 11.5.2024, Villa Dreilinden, piano concert: Laura Valkovsky, Jan Novák

Piano repertoire

Piano works of A. Scriabin, S. Rachmaninoff, F. Chopin, J.S. Bach, B. Martinů, J. Brahms and J. Cochran

Compositions for the piano

  • 2008-2011 Landing
  • 2020 Melodromy

Affiliations

Czech Technical University

Certification

Actor's Minimum, Presentation Performance in English

Interests

Chess, Downhill Skiing, Psychoanalysis

Timeline

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01.2020 - 01.2024

Pianist

Association of Johny Newman
12.2014 - 04.2025

Ph.D. - Theoretical Physics

Charles University
01.2010 - 01.2015

Some College (No Degree) - Particle Physics Phenomenology

Durham University
01.2008 - 01.2008

Mgr. - Physics

Charles University
01.2002 - 01.2007

01.2002 - 01.2015

Piano

Music School of Charlotta Masaryková
01.1998 - 01.2001

Music School of Charlotta Masaryková
01.1988 - 01.1997
Jan NovákScientist And Pianist