The Jiří Bělohlávek Donor Fund

The fund was created in March 2024 on the initiative of Jiří Bělohlávek's family, in particular his wife, Mrs. Anna Fejérová. It is administered as a donor fund of the Foundation for the Development of the Czech Philharmonic, and its purpose is to help preserve the artistic and human legacy of Jiří Bělohlávek, former chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, and to support the areas of the music world in which the conductor was active.

The fund's resources will be used in particular to purchase and lend musical instruments, to provide scholarships, as prizes and awards, as a contribution toward the realization of a specific artistic or cultural project, and as a contribution toward supporting the activities of an artistic, cultural, or educational organization.

The Jiří Bělohlávek Donor Fund focuses its activities chiefly on supporting talented young musicians. Decisions on awarding foundation grants and support are made by the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for the Development of the Czech Philharmonic, on the recommendation of the grant committee of the Jiří Bělohlávek Donor Fund.

Members of the Grant Committee

• Anna Fejérová — wife of Jiří Bělohlávek, musician

• Marie Jedličková — daughter of Jiří Bělohlávek, teacher at a Waldorf primary school

• Zuzana Bělohlávková — daughter of Jiří Bělohlávek, editor and instructor of conscious body work

• Tomáš Jedlička — son-in-law of Jiří Bělohlávek, director of a Waldorf primary school

• David Bárta — son-in-law of Jiří Bělohlávek

• Jiří Vodička — violinist, concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic

• Tomáš Hanus — conductor, music director of the Welsh National Opera

• Jakub Hrůša — conductor, chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony, music director of the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden in London, principal guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic

• Marek Jerie — cellist, member of the Guarneri Trio Prague

• Jan Bartoš — pianist

What the Donor Fund Currently Owns

• A 19th-century cello, donated by Mr. Marek Jerie. It is currently on loan to conservatory student Barbora Cipriánová.

• A 1939 Petrof piano that belonged to Czech Philharmonic chief conductor Jiří Bělohlávek, donated by Mrs. Anna Fejérová. The piano is currently housed in the Hernych Villa, home to the cultural center of the Municipal Museum in Ústí nad Orlicí. There it is available for chamber concerts, including competitions for young talents.

The Donor Fund has also provided scholarship support for selected young conductors to attend international master classes, and it supported the Interpretation Courses in Litomyšl, with a summer program for young musicians.