Alinde Quintet wind quintet

Alinde Quintet is a winner of the ARD International Music Competition in Munich 2024. The ensemble was founded in 2019 by successful young interpreters from the Czech Republic - Anna Talácková (Flute), Barbora Trnčíková (Oboe), David Šimeček (Clarinet), Kryštof Koska (French Horn), Petr Sedlák (Bassoon) who studied at renowned Music Universities in London, Brussels, Ljubljana, Lyon and Brno and their paths led them back to Prague.

 Members of the Alinde Quintet are united by dedication and sincere love for music, honesty and depth of musical expression. They proved their uniqueness by becoming prizewinners of the Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition 2023 in Copenhagen, the Bucharest International Music Competition for Wind Quintets 2019, ODIN International Chamber Music Competition 2020, the OPUS International Chamber Music Competition 2021, Antonín Dvořák Chamber Music Competition in Prague 2022 and becoming finalists of the ROSL Competition in London 2024.

The ensemble has been regularly performing throughout Europe since 2019 and has released several studio recordings. They appeared at renowned music festivals such Prague Spring Festival (CZ), Newbury Spring Festival (UK), Chiltern Arts (UK) etc. In 2024 Alinde Quintet presented an exclusive premiere of their own arrangement of Antonín Dvořák’s Biblical Songs for wind quintet and bass-baritone, featuring Adam Plachetka.

Musicians of the ensemble are members of professional orchestras (Czech Philharmonic, National Theatre Prague, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchestra and EUYO.) As soloists they are prizewinners of the Prague Spring International Music Competition, International Competition in Chieri, Pro Bohemia Ostrava, Czech Clarinet Art etc.