Jiří Vodička is a distinguished Czech violin soloist, chamber musician, and concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic. His exceptional talent has been evident since childhood, marked by numerous competition victories, including the International Josef Kocian Violin Competition, Prague Junior Note, and Čírenie talentov in Slovakia.

At the age of 14, he was exceptionally admitted to the Institute for Art Studies in Ostrava, studying under Professor Zdeněk Gola, and completed his master’s degree there in 2007.

Vodička has performed as a soloist with many prominent Czech and international orchestras. In 2015, he became the concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic. He also serves as a pedagogue at the Prague Conservatory and the University of Ostrava.

In 2014, he released his debut solo album, “Violino Solo,” featuring some of the most challenging pieces for solo violin. Many of his concerts have been recorded by Czech Television, Czech Radio, and Germany’s ARD. As a chamber musician, he collaborates with outstanding Czech pianists. He is regularly invited to major festivals; notably, in 2011, he was invited by the renowned violinist Gidon Kremer to the Kammermusikfest in Lockenhaus, Austria.

In 2020, he founded the Czech Philharmonic Piano Trio, with which he won the Vienna International Music Competition in 2021. Their recordings on social media have garnered tens of thousands of views.

In 2024, under the Supraphon label, he released an album featuring the complete works of Antonín Dvořák for violin and piano. This recording received international acclaim, earning excellent reviews in foreign media, including The Gramophone, Choc de Classica, and a five-star rating in the French magazine Diapason.

Vodička also performs in globally successful audiovisual shows such as Vivaldianno and iMucha. He plays on an Italian instrument made by Joseph Gagliano in 1774.