Performers from ZUŠ Sliač, Slovakia:
Radka Uhrinová – violin
Alica Hancková
She is a pedagogue at ZUŠ Sliač and works as an assistant professor at the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica, where she completed postgraduate – doctoral studies in playing the piano. She is actively engaged in concert activities as a soloist and as a chamber player. In addition to Slovakia, she performed in Germany, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Ireland, Lithuania, Italy, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
Radka Uhrinová
She is a graduate of the J. L. Bell Conservatory and the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica in violin performance. She is a member of the State Opera in Banská Bystrica and the Chamber String Orchestra of ZUŠ Sliač.
Gold Award winner in solo violin performance at the Schneider Trnava competition and participant in the National Conservatory Violin Competition.
Tetiana Tkach
She completed her postgraduate vocal studies at the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica. She works at the State Opera in Banská Bystrica. She is actively engaged in vocal concert activities as a soloist in Slovakia and abroad. She won first places at several international competitions. She collaborated with the Dnipropetrovsk Symphony Orchestra, the Opera and Ballet Theater and the Dnipropetrovsk Philharmonic (Ukraine).
Bohdan Koval
He is a teacher at ZUŠ Sliač and works as an assistant professor at the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica, where he completed postgraduate – doctoral studies in piano playing. He is actively engaged in concert activities as a soloist and chamber musician in Slovakia and abroad. He collaborated with the Mariupol Chamber Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, the Kyiv Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.
Alica Hancková
She is a graduate of the Conservatory in Košice, majoring in piano and singing, and the Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, where she received a doctorate in music pedagogy. She currently works as the director of ZUŠ Sliač.
This year, Alica Hancková was nominated for the national award “Slovak woman of the year 2026” in the category Support of Young Talents.
Matúš Tuček
He is a graduate of the J. L. Bell Conservatory in Banská Bystrica, majoring in percussion instruments. He is currently studying this field at the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica.
He works as a teacher at the ZUŠ Sliač.
Winner of the First prize at the international InterComp competition with the AKU Percussion Group in 2024, 2025 and Gold Award at the nationwide competition Divertimento musicale with the AKU Percussion Group. He is a member of the Pacipacifik music group.
