Ada Slivanská

I-AME Executive Director, violin and chamber music

Ada Slivanská is a graduate of Prague’s Conservatoire where she studied violin and composition, and of the Charles University School of Liberal Arts where she read musicology. Even during her studies she established a chamber ensemble named Quartetto con flauto with which she has cut four compact discs and has appeared on many domestic and foreign stages (Spain, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Italy, USA, Japan).

Following her graduation and a one year stint with the Central Bohemia Symphonic Orchestra at Poděbrady she joined the Czech Radio Symphonic Orchestra with which she remained until 1999 and several years she was member of Prague’s State Opera Orchestra.

Since 1989 she has also been pursuing managerial and production activities. This is why at present – apart from performing as solo and chamber orchestra player, she was associate pedagogue and adviser conductor of the International Madrid’s Boccherini Festival 2005, Moz-artissimo 2006 and 2007 “ChamberArt” and from 2019 – 2022 was manager of Pavel Šporcl and his ŠPORCL ARTS Agency artists.

Ada Slivanská was executive director of the Ameropa International Music Festival and Chamber Courses for 22 years. Also she worked for several other festivals, like Prague, classics.. international music festival, the Prague Horn International Music Festival, Podblanický hudební podzim in those she also participated as performer. 2007 – 2012 she was artistic director of “Terezin International Music Centre” (TIMUC) in Czech Republic.