My Life

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markéta is a Czech composer, 

 

 

currently based in London. 

 

 

 

 

Her endeavour  is to combine vivacity

 

 

with unusual sound worlds, 

 

 

and she often draws inspiration from across 

 

 

music genres, 

 

 

including classical music, jazz, 

 

 

world music, and electronica. 

 

 

 

 

In 2021, she won second prize in the Franz

 

 

Schubert Conservatory International 

 

 

Composition competition. 

 

 

 

 

She is interested in working across

 

 

different media, and has written film 

 

 

and video game music, 

 

 

as well as participated in an ambient

 

 

music project for Regent’s Park in London.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Born in Prague, she started her music 

 

 

journey at the age of six, when her parents 

 

 

enrolled her in piano lessons. 

 

 

 

 

The beginning was rough for everyone,

 

 

 as Markéta found these 

 

 

lessons to be a torture. 

 

 

 

 

It took her a while before she 

 

 

finally found the beauty 

 

 

in practising and in music. 

 

 

 

 

In her teens, she studied composition 

 

 

at the Prague Conservatoire 

 

 

with Eduard Douša. 

 

 

 

 

After graduating from the

 

 

Conservatoire, she continued for two years

 

 

 at the Academy of Performing Arts 

 

 

in Prague, 

 

 

where she studied 

 

 

with Ivan Kurz 

 

 

and privately with Jaroslav Krček.

 

 

 

 

 In 2024, she finished her MMus studies 

 

 

with a degree 

 

 

in classical composition 

 

 

at the Royal Academy of Music 

 

 

under the tutorship of Gary Carpenter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markéta is also improving her skills 

 

 

as a sound engineer, she completed 

 

 

a 6 month internship 

 

 

at the Soho Sonic recording studio, 

 

 

where she subsequently joined the team

 

 

 as a junior recording engineer, 

 

 

to ensure she continues 

 

 

to move forward in her career 

 

 

as a versatile musician.