Biography                            

A first prize winner of the International Schubert Competition in Jeseník Radka Hanáková is an accomplished and versatile solo pianist and chamber musician. She has performed at festivals throughout Austria, Poland, Canada and Czech Republic, where she has also appeared as  a soloist with numerous orchestras. Among her significant experience includes a collaboration with The National Theatre in Prague.  In masterclasses she had the honour to play for such artists as Leon Fleisher, Anton Kuerti, Richard Good, Julian Martin, Marc Durand, Andrzej Jasinski, Avedis Kouyoumdjian and Ronan O´Hora, among others.
Ms. Hanáková has attended and became a stipendist of  prestigious summer performance festivals, such as Summer Academy “Prague, Wien, Budapest” in Sommering (Austria) and "Banff Summer Music Festlival" in Banff (Canada), in addition to numerous festivals in the Czech Republic.
Currently pursuing a DMA degree at the University of Toronto under professor Jamie Parker,  Radka already graduated from The Glenn Gould School in Toronto where she studied in the studio of John Perry and David Louie. Back in her homeland, in the Czech Republic, she achieved a Master of  Music from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. She also attended a year study intership at the Karol Szymannowski Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland.  Her most recent notable appearances include a solo performance in an Oskar Morawetz's centenatry celebration concert, which had been recorded and broadcasted by the CBC, realization of Karlheinz Stockhausen's electroacoustic piece Kontakte with a percussionist Jonathan Smith and also a collaboration with a cellist Dobrochna Zubek and a violinist Paulina Derbez. 
Besides her extensive  performance activities, Radka is an enthusiastic music educator as well. With more than 18 years of teaching experience in both, Canada and Europe, she represents a combination of  skills and experience needed for the best teaching performance. Some of her students won awards in national competitions. For the last 4 years she is very happy to have been at home as a piano instructor at Branksome Hall in Toronto, Canada. 
 
 
 

Czech-Canadian pianist Dr. Radka Hanáková enjoys her diverse musical career as a soloist, chamber and collaborative musician, researcher, and music educator. Born in the Czech Republic, she has performed at festivals throughout Austria, Poland, Canada and the Czech Republic. Her extensive repertoire encompasses a variety of styles, but her personal predilection for Baroque music, and particularly for the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, had a significant impact on her recent artistic choices. She perceives music interpretation as a complex, innate expression that reflects both personal and creative journey of the performer in a profound coexistence. She strives to share this experience with her audiences and students.

Ms. Hanáková has attended and became a stipendist of  prestigious summer performance festivals, such as Summer Academy “Prague, Wien, Budapest” in Sommering (Austria) and "Banff Summer Music Festlival" in Banff (Canada), in addition to numerous festivals in the Czech Republic. In masterclasses she had the honour to play for such artists as Leon Fleisher, Anton Kuerti, Richard Good, Julian Martin, Marc Durand, Andrzej Jasinski, Avedis Kouyoumdjian and Ronan O´Hora, among others.

Her notable appearances include a debut in  Koerner Hall with the "Six Pianos" production by Soundstreams, collaboration with the National Theatre in Prague, solo performance in Oskar Morawetz's centenary celebration concert that has been recorded and broadcasted by the CBC, and a multiple realization of Karlheinz Stockhausen's electroacoustic piece Kontakte with percussionist Jonathan Smith. Ms. Hanáková's most recent projects include both solo and chamber music performances for Archaion Kallos Festival, solo recitals with the Goldberg Variations in Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, and England as well as performances of Franz Schubert's Winterreise with the Czech tenor Čeněk Svoboda.

Ms. Hanáková obtained her B.A. and M.A. from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, studying with Miroslav Langer. During that time she also attended a year study internship at the Karol Szymannowski Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland. In 2011 Radka Hanaková moved to Canada to study at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto with John Perry and David Louie. After graduating from the Artist Diploma Program, she started pursuing her Doctor in Musical Arts in Piano Performance  at the University of Toronto, studying with Professor James Parker, which she completed in 2020. Her doctoral theses Oskar Morawetz: the Czech Prism focuses on the oeuvre of the Czech-Canadian composer Oskar Morawetz (1917 - 2007). In the practical part of the research she introduced his work and legacy at selected Czech conservatories to the young aspiring musicians. Apart from lecturing about his life and work Radka performed for the first time in  history Morawetz's piece Fantasy in D in the composer's native land. 

In 2020 Radka Hanáková released her debut solo recording Goldberg Variations.