celestial voices: magdalena kozena

7.07.2008

Magdalena Kožená was born in the Czech city of Brno in 1973. From 1987 to 1991 she studied voice and piano at Brno Conservatory with Neva Megová and Jiří Peša, and from 1991 to 1995 she was a student of Eva Blahová at Bratislava Drama College. In 1995 she was a prizewinner at the Sixth International Mozart Competition in Salzburg and also made extensive tours of Japan and the US. The following year she appeared as Dorabella (Così fan tutte) at the Janáček Theatre in Brno. Kožená has within just a few years rocketed to international stardom and achieved ex-traordinary critical acclaim. She has appeared in the world’s musical capitals – in concert, recital and opera – and her recordings have won numerous prizes.