Stepan rak biography of williams

Stepan Rak – World-class guitar virtuoso, composer and Professor of Guitar at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

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STEPAN RAK / 8.8.1945

Stepan Rak’s life and artistic path has been well documented in encyclopedias, in TV interviews here in the Czech Republic and abroad, on radio programs and in many other printed publications.

Let’s take a look at some highlights from the more recent years of this storied career.

In the year 2000, Stepan Rak was historically and officially named the first Professor of Guitar in the Czech Republic. This title was bestowed upon him by President Vaclav Havel.

Stepan rak biography of williams brothers

In 2001, he became the first guitarist in the world to be invited to perform solo at the famed P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. The concert was received overwhelmingly well, resulting in a second invitation. In that same year, he performed in Mexico with Alfred Strejček at the VIVAT COMENIUS concert, held in honor o