Beata Hlavenková
At a glance
About this event
This phenomenal Czech pianist, composer, arranger and producer is widely recognised as one of the most sought-after and genre-free jazz musicians in Europe.
She graduated in composition from the Janaček Conservatory in Ostrava in 1998 and mastered in composition, jazz composition and arrangement at the University of Massachusetts in 2004.Nominated for a Czech “Grammy Award” for her first album Joy for Joel, she won the award twice for her collaborative projects with Lenka Dusilova.
Beata won the Best Czech Jazz and Blues Album award of 2013 for her second independent project, Theodoros, which also received top honours in the Concept Album category at the 14th annual Independent Music Awards.
This exceptional and much anticipated solo jazz performance from Beata is presented in association with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ireland.
Location
Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St,
Venue details
Triskel Arts Centre is a vibrant cultural HUB in the heart of Cork City and we celebrated 40 years in 2018. Our main auditorium Triskel Christchurch is a multidisciplinary space housed in a fully refurbished neoclassical Georgian Church.
This state of the art venue, which launched in 2011, is programmed with a rich bill of live music, with a focus on Classical and Jazz concerts, cultural cinema, visual art exhibitions and literary events. Triskel also runs a contemporary art room Triskel Gallery Space. Unique in Ireland, Theatre Development Centre is the only fulltime operation dedicated to the development of theatre, this is managed by Corcadorca Theatre Company.
