graduate of the Curtis Institute of Philadelphia,
winner of Pro Musicis International Award in New York,

studied at the Prague Conservatoire /with Libuse Vachalova/. A Fulbright scholarship anabled her to study at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, USA, from 1989 to 1994 /with Marilyn Costello/. She attended a number of master classes with leading harpists, such as Marielle Nordmann /France/ and Helga Storck /Germany/.

Katerina Englichova has appeared as a soloist with many orchestras both at home and abroad /Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, City Chamber Orchestra of Hong-Kong, Prague Philharmonia, Suk Chamber Orchestra, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra etc./ She has also given many chamber concerts /with the violin virtuoso Josef Suk, the principal viola of the New York Philharmonic Cynthia Phelps, the flautists Eugenia Zukerman and Robert Stallman, French violist Gerard Causse, Prazak String Quartet, Martinu Quartet, Czech Nonet etc./.

She has received a number of prizes at international competitions:

2nd prize in the Herbert-Hobin competition /1993/
1st prize in the Concerto Soloists Competition in Philadelphia /1994/
2nd prize in the Young Artists' International Competition in Texas /1994/
1st prize in the prestigious competition Pro Musicis International Award in New York /1995/, which allowed her to give a series of concerts at important venues: Los Angeles, Hong-Kong, Rome, Paris, New York
2nd prize in the International Music Competition, Vienna /1999/
1st prize in Torneo International Music Competition in Italy /2000/

In 1997 she won the Czech Radio competition and was chosen to represent the Czech Republic at the Bratislava Music Festival in Slovakia. In February 1998 she made her solo debut at the Weill Recital Hall in New York. In November 2001 she appeared as a soloist with the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong at the City Hall of Hong Kong, in September 2002 she was a guest of Festival d´Ile de France in Paris.

She is a frequent guest soloist at important international festivals /the Prague Spring, Music by the Red Sea – Israel, Pacific Music Festival – Japan, Tanglewood Music Festival – USA, Rencontres Musicales d´Evian and Festival d´Ile de France – France and others./.

She regularly makes recordings for the Czech Radio and Czech Television and has several CD recordings to her credit.

In 2000 Katerina Englichova was awarded the Chamber Music Association prize of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra for her contribution in the field of chamber music.

Critics:

"...On Wednesday night at Weill Recital Hall, she presented a program, that amply demonstrated her talents and made a case for the harp as a recital instrument." ..."Though Ms. Englichova is slender and thin-limbed, she makes a surprisingly large sound on the harp."..."Ms. Englichova´s sound is enhanced by the vigor and precision of her touch. Indeed, in a solo sonata by the Classical period Czech composer Jan Ladislav Dussek, you might have thought you were hearing a harpsichord."..."fast passage work rippled by with impressive articulateness and shape." ...the concert ended with two Impressionistic "Images" for solo harp by the French harpist Marcel Tournier, who died in 1951. Here again, in her feisty performances Ms. Englichova was intent, it seemed, on disabusing us of the idea that the harp is merely an angelic instrument."

Virtuosic Czech Harpist Gives Dazzling Concert at LACMA: "...Just when you thought the concert would go no further than "lovely", Englichova ushered out the evening´s most exciting works. After the intermission came the brief but potent Suite for Harp of B.Britten. Britten´s work, played masterfully here, introduced modern intrigue, polytonality, almost jazzy syncopations...Post impressionistic fiber from composer C.Salzedo, full of gushing harp cascades, closed the program muscularly."

CD Josef Suk, Katerina Englichova:Meditation "...Englichova is a perfect foil in the duos, and she is witty-even sassy-in the jaunty Hindemith Sonata..."

CD Review: B.Britten-A Birthday Hansel, Canticle V, Folksong Arangements: "...the singers are blessed in having as their equal partner harpist Katerina Englichova, whose instrument sustains the melodic independence of a keyboard. Englichova superbly serves Britten´s wryly colored compositions."

Balsam fur die Seele: "...J.S.Bach hat seine "Franzosische Suite Nr.VI E Dur fur cembalo geschrieben. Und Katerina Englichova meinte in bezaubernder Bescheidenheit, so wurde sie sicher auch am besten klingen. Doch das wiederlegte sie bald. Ihr volles Spiel stand dem Cembalo in nichts nach. Im Gegenteil, manche Passagen wirkten auf der Harfe luftiger. Mit ungeheurer Schnelligkeit wirbelten die Finger durch die Saiten und erzeugten eine Klangvielfalt, die begeisterte...

Botschaft schien aus dem Himmel zu kommen: "Engelhaftes Ausseres und perfekte Technik: Katerina Englichova stellte die Besonderheit der Harfe unter Beweis.....Auch in J.B.Cardons Sonate f-moll bestach dieser stilsicher und geschackvoll herausgearbeitete Kontrast von klangprachtiger, grosser Geste im Allegro non troppo und einem innig-.verspielten Rondo."

Meisterkonzert mit exquisitem Program: "...Eine neue Uberraschung brachte das nachste Werk: die junge grazile Harfenistin Katerina Englichova zauberte impressionistische Lichtspiele aus Tonen in den Raum, als sie die Danses sacre et profane von Cl.Debussy mit viel Anmut interpretierte..."

Recensioni: Flahar, Katerina Englichova-arpa,Giovanni Mugnuolo-flauto: Atmosferi d´altri tempi:"...Senza nulla togliere alla bella linea musicale della Englichova che riesce a conferire un´apprezzabile varieta timbrica ai diversi pezzi, facendo sentire di che colori puo essere capace l´arpa."

"the high point of the evening was Ginastera´s Concerto and its star, the harpist Katerina Englichova. She made light and masterful work of its great technical and expressive demands. Testifying to the precision and evenness of her playing were not only the fast passages, but also and especially the phrases in slow tempi containing sustained notes.. the highlight came in Englichova´s extensive solo at the opening of the third movement."