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Roman Janoska-violin Frantisek Janoska-Piano “Köszönöm hogy imádott“ Violin: Roman Janoska was born in 1989 in Bratislava into a musical family, who noticed his talent during his early childhood. At the age of five he started to play on the violin, studying at the State Conservatory in Bratislava and later on continuing his studies at the Conservatory privat University of Music and performing Arts in Vienna in the Pavel Vernikov´s master class. Even at a very early age, Roman Janoska began winning prizes at various competitions: -international competition Presburg´s Paganini -international competition for young talents of Slovakia - Dolny Kubin -international competition Fidelio in Vienna Roman Janoska fascinates his audiences through his performances of Jazz. He is a member of the jazz quartet No Limit, which won a jazz competition in Straubing , Germany . This afforded him the opportunity to record a CD and participate in the international jazz festival “Jazz an der Donau“ in Germany . Here he had the privilege of meeting famous musicians such as BB King, Roy Hargrove, George Benson, and others. Janoska and his quartet appeared at the festival in Getxo ( Spain ), alongside artists such as John Scofield and his trio. To his other performing in world projects for young jazz artist include the Visegrad 4 octet all night jazz project in Budapest or featuring in Vienna´s Philharmonic ball with the violinist Roby Lakatos. At the italian festival Portogruaro Roman Janoska took part in a concert for four violinists with Roby Lakatos, Alexej Igudesman and Pavel Vernikov. Roman Janoska performs regularly in various international concert halls as a classical and jazz violinist. He plays as a soloist and as a chamber musician, sharing the stage with internationally known artists and orchestras. 2009-member of the Vienna Art Orchestra 2011-member of the Philharmonics Piano: František Jánoška is considered one of the most versatile pianists of the younger generation who also is a very successful composer, arranger and improviser in different genres. At five he began playing the piano. He first studied at the Conservatory in Bratislava, then he continued his studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. František Jánoška has won numerous competitions: 1998, he received the first Prize at the European competition for young talents and was later a finalist at the International Piano Competition “Martial Solal“ competition in Paris, in 2002 he finally won a sensational first Prize at the International Franz Liszt Competition in Hungary. He is a member of the Roby Lakatos Ensemble and a guest at renowned festivals and in major concert halls in the world (Carnegie Hall in New York, Vienna’s Musikverein, the Sydney Opera House, etc.). Jánoška counts Michel Camilo, Reinhard Fendrich, Arkady Volodos, Sandra Pires, Benjamin Schmid, Bobby McFerrin, Georg Breinschmid, Roy Hargrove and Biréli Lagrène to his musical partners. Both as a composer and as a soloist, he has worked -- among others -- with such orchestras as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Odense Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Poznan Symphony Orchestra and NÖ Tonkünstler. In 2007, František was invited to join The Philharmonics as a pianist after having performed with different ensembles of the Vienna Philharmonic for several times. With the “Jánoška Ensemble“, founded by František and his three brothers, a tour with bass-baritone Erwin Schrott and his new project “Rojotango“ is about to come up.
