Michal Jančík

Dirigent / Vedúci skupiny

Michal Jančík studied musicology at Masaryk University and choral conducting at JAMU under Lubomír Mátl. He has devoted his conducting career primarily to children's and youth choirs. Since 2011 he has been a key figure in Kantiléna, the children's and youth choir of the Brno Philharmonic, where he served as director of both the preparatory division Kantilénka and the concert choir, and currently holds the position of Artistic Director. Under his leadership, the ensembles have earned remarkable results at home and abroad, including gold medals at the Choir Olympics in Magdeburg (2015), Riga (2017) and Lisbon (2022). With the preparatory division Kantilénka, he won the gold tier at the Zahrada písní competition and received its award for outstanding conducting, and achieved 4th place at the prestigious international Llangollen Eisteddfod in Wales. He also founded the mixed choir Magna Diesis in Velké Meziříčí, and led the choir Perličky to victory at the festival in Malgrat de Mar, Catalonia, where he was additionally named Best Conductor. He serves regularly as a jury member at choral competitions and collaborates with Czech Television, contributing actively to the wider choral music community.