Olga Machoňová Pavlů
was born in Prague.
Studies
Prague Conservatory – conducting, piano, composition
Music Academy Basel – Choir master / H.M.Linde
Orchestral Conducting / M.Honeck, R.Weikert
Music Theory / R.Kelterborn
Awards
Sue Williams Memorial Bursary, Hereford, England
Swiss Musician Society for Orchestra conducting 1993
Swiss Musician Society for Vocal music 1996
Finalist at the International Conducting competition in Besancon 1997
In 2006 she was awarded «The most outstanding Czech women in the world» prize by the Czech foreign office, the Senate as well as Prague University.
Cooperations
Swiss Radio (SRF2)
Festival B.Martinu in Basel
Forum Music Diversity
She devotes herself to the Oevre of Vítězslava Kaprálová, czech woman composer, has conducted and made a recording of all her symphonic works, 2015 Brno Philharmonic
Conducting Engagements
Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK
State Opera House Prague
National Philharmonic Orchestra Brno
Prague Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
Theatre Basel
Bern Symphony Orchestra
Bern Chambre Orchestra
The Estates Theatre Prague
National Theatre Brno
Basel Symphony Orchestra
Radio Symphony Orchestra SWR Stuttgart
Opera St.Moritz
Radio Symphony Orchestra Basel
Philharmonic Orchestra B.Martinu
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Olomouc
Concertino Basel
Orchestra Society Biel
Basel Vocal Ensemble
Cantus Basel
Oratorio Choir Bern
Orchestra and Choir of the University Basel