Conductor:         David Lukáš                Director of orchestra:    Martin Šanda

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Martin Šanda - Director of  orchestra

Martin Sanda was born in June 10, 1981 in Pilsen. He graduated at Pilsen Conservatory (1995 – 2001).

In 1999 he was an active participant in the violin course  of prof. Joshua Epstein in Pilsen.

In 1999 - 2003 Mr. Sanda became an active participant in summer violin course of prof. Bohumil Kotmel and Václav Hudeček (student of David Oistrach) in Luhacovice.

     In 1999 – 2005 he took private study with prof. Bohumil Kotmel.

     Since 1999  in Musical Orchestra and Operetta of J.K.Tyl Theatre in Pilsen-violino 1.  From 2003 – 2005 he was a leader of violin section and orchestra manager. He has worked up many inscenations: - Crazy for You, My fair Lady, Fireworks, Fiddler on the roof (including the violin solo), Funny Girl, Kiss me Kate, and others.

     In the years 2001 – 2006 orchestra musician of the Czech Chamber Philharmonic in Prague (1.violin), where he took the oportunity to work with known conductors: – Petr Vronsky, Jan Chalupecky, Vojtech Spurny, Stanislav Vavrinek, Petr Chromcak, Klaus Linkel, and others, and well-known soloists – Sarah Brightman, Eva Urbanová, John E. Kelly. He participated in music festivals with this orchestra - Rheingau Musik Festival, Mitte Europa, Weilburger Schlosskonzerte, Festival in  Weilburgu, and recorded few CDs – Fireworks of Classic, Czech Masters of Baroque and Classicism: Linek, Kozeluh, Brixi, Rejcha, Rockquiem, based on W. A. Mozart: Requiem, Christmas Dreaming.

    And since 2006 he is the first concert master and director of Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague.

    Recently he intensive follows to conduct way. The latest successes are debute album  CD  „22“ Iveta Bartošová and music for the movie Veni Vidi Vici (premiére 29.1.2009), cooperated with his  Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague.