The Trio was established in the year 1995 and follows up the tradition of the Basset-horn Trio of professors of the Prague Academy of Music. Its aim is to present the basset-horn as an instrument of unusual technical as well as acoustic possibilities and to promote this instrument not only towards the music lovers from the Czech Republic but also abroad because in terms of its technical and expressional potentials, perfect instruments and selection of original compositions this Trio is really unique.
With its repertoire the Trio returns to the days of W.A. Mozart, who was perhaps the best at making use of the possibilities of this instrument in his compositions, and to the days of composers living in the same period.
The members of the Prague Trio of Basset-horns are top musicians - clarinettists, who are able to make ideal use of special features of this instrument and at the same time to keep style purity and style faithfulness of the original compositions.
The Trio has already introduced itself at many concerts, it was included into the regular cycle of the Czech Philharmonic and to the cycle of concerts held in the Agnes Convent in Prague. At present the Trio prepares new concert programmes which should present the basset-horn as an instrument used in both classical and modern as well as popular music.

Petr Sinkule
Born in 1963. He studied playing the clarinet at the Prague Music Academy and the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Prague. Already during his studies he has become a member of the Symphonic Orchestra of Prague (FOK).
From the year 1989 a member of the Czech Philharmonic. Founder of the Prague Trio of Basset-horns, member of the Czech Wind Instrument Harmony, well-known and sought as and a chamber as well as solo musician.

Zdeněk Tesar
Born in 1948. He studied playing the clarinet at the Prague Music Academy. Until 1978 he was a member of the Symphonic Orchestra of Prague (FOK). Since that time an active musician in the Czech Philharmonic. He was a member of the Collegium Musicum Pragense. Now he plays at concerts organised together with the Czech Wind Instrument Harmony and co-operates with several other chamber ensembles and orchestras.

Miroslav Plechaty
Born in 1961. He studied playing the clarinet first at the Prague Music Academy and then continued at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Prague. In the year 1986 he became a member of the Czech Radio Symphonic Orchestra (SOČR) in Prague and since the year 1987 he has been a member of the Symphonic Orchestra of Prague (FOK). Since the year 1997 he has devoted also to pedagogical activities at the Prague Music Academy.

Repertoire

Compositions for three basset-horns:
F.X.Dusek: Parthia, V.Nudera: Divertimento No.4, J.Druzecky: Divertimento, J.Haydn: Three minuets, Fr.Alexius: Trio No.1 B dur,
W.A.Mozart: Divertimentos No. 1-5, Divertimento Titus, Divertimento Figaro, Divertimento Magic Flute, Divertimento Don Giovanni
Compositions for basset-horns and chamber orchestra:
J.Druzecky: Concert for three basset-horns and a chamber orchestra in F
J.Druzecky: Symphony in B for a chamber orchestra and three basset-horns
Other compositions for basset-horns: Jaroslav Smolka: Variations with fugue on a topic in Antonin Rejcha's style
Scott Joplin: The Easy Winners, Paul Desmond: Take Five, J.G.H.Backofen: Quintet Opus 9 F Dur for basset horns and a string quartet

Contact address:
Petr Sinkule
Private: Jiraskova 427,251 01 Ricany
Czech Republic
Tel/fax: 0042 0204 60 36 94
Mobile: 0042 0603 84 60 57
E-mail: sinkule@ri.gin.cz

Czech version

audio files for Real Audio Player 3.0:
W.A.Mozart - Divertimento No.4
F.X.Dusek - Parthia
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