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Pavel Kohout is one of the foremost Czech and international concert organists of the younger generation. He is a graduate of the Prague Conservatory (Jan Kalfus) and the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague under the tutelage of Prof. Jaroslav Tůma. In the years 1999 - 2000 he continued his studies in historical organ technique at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in Netherlands under renowned specialist Prof. Jacques van Oortmerssen.
Pavel Kohout has won a number of prizes at international organ competitions. His greatest achievement to date was winning the prestigious First Prize and J. S. Bach Prize at one of the world's largest international organ competitions, the IOCM Musashino in Tokyo 2000, as well First Prizes at international organ contests in Ljubljana 1998 and Vilnius 1999. He is a holder of several other special prizes including the "Dancing Angel" prize of the European Music Competition for Youth.
He plays as a recitalist and soloist with various ensembles and orchestras at many international concert venues throughout Europe, as well as in Russia, Australia and repeatedly in Japan. He also performs on live broadcasts for Slovak Radio and the European Broadcasting Union. His further activities including continual cooperation with Czech National Radio on the project "Historical Organs", helping to provide organ tours in the Czech Republic for organ experts and presenting international master classes. He is currently starting studies for a PhD. Diploma in historical performance practice of baroque organ music at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
