“… especially in the dynamically charged emotional shifts of the Capriccio from Op. 20 No. 2 and the tense, melancholic chorale from Op. 54 No. 2, which lead violinist Tereza Přívratská pleasantly transforms into passionate, almost improvisational fantasies. Přívratská also excels in her elaborations of the sustained cantabile melody of the Adagio from Op. 64 No. 4, whose rustic Menuetto movement shows her in a more cheerful mood, particularly in its pizzicato-accompanied trio…” The Strad
Tereza Přívratská displayed her talent from a very early age, winning awards in various competitions, including the Kocian International Competition in the Czech Republic and Talents For Europe in Slovakia. At just thirteen years old, her talent was recognized by the legendary Josef Suk, who invited her to perform Vivaldi’s Double Concerto with him at the Rudolfinum in the Czech capital. She has also been a guest artist at the Prague Spring International Festival, and her warm sound and musicality have led her to perform on stages across Europe and North America.
Tereza Přívratská began her violin studies at the age of four with Jindrich Pazdera at the Prague Conservatory, continuing them in London with Maurice Hasson and Jack Liebeck at the Royal Academy of Music. There she would complete the BMus with Honours and the master’s degree with honors, being named Leverhume Fellow Scholar, and receiving the Park Lane Award and the Maisie Lewis Young Artists’ Fund.
She is the founder and first violinist of the internationally renowned Jubilee Quartet, which regularly performs in venues and festivals across the continent such as Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, Conway Hall, Fundación Juan March, Palacio de La Granja, and the Monteleón Festival. Additionally, she collaborates regularly with ProQuartet in Paris and ChamberStudio in London, and has appeared twice on BBC Radio 5’s “In Tune” program. The quartet has received unanimous acclaim from audiences and critics for their first CD of Joseph Haydn quartets, released on the Rubicon Classics label, with reviews in The Strad, BBC Music Magazine, The Sunday Times, and Classical Source. The quartet is currently finalizing preparations for the second of two CDs of Schubert quartets, the first of which was released in 2022, following a series of concerts that culminated in a performance of Schubert’s G major quartet at Wigmore Hall. This concert was described by critics as full of light, tender, and energetic all at once: “a masterpiece of the quartet repertoire shines at Wigmore Hall”.
Jubilee Quartet has been the winner of the first prize of the Val Tidone Competition 2013, St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Music Competition 2013, and Gianni Bergamo Classic Music Award 2019; the second prize of the Karol Szymanowski International String Quartet Competition 2014, and the third prize of the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition 2013.
Tereza is regularly called upon to collaborate with the leading orchestras of the United Kingdom, including the Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, where she has performed as concertmaster on numerous occasions. She is currently second concertmaster in the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra.
She is currently completing her doctoral thesis on pedagogical criteria focused on the string quartet. Passionate about education, she has taught violin and chamber music for years at the Purcell School Chamber Academy, London Russian Music Academy, and The Yehudi Menuhin School. Thanks to her tireless pedagogical work, Tereza has been appointed an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, an award recognizing her valuable contributions in the field of teaching and social work through music. Since January 2024, she has been a professor of Orchestral Training and Development in the Telefónica Violin Chair at the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid.
Tereza plays a violin from 1703 built by Joseph Schneider.