Pavel Steidl

Pavel Steidl was born in Rakovnik (Czech Republic). Since he won first prize at the Radio France International Competition in Paris in 1982, he has become one of the most widely celebrated soloists of his generation.  

Before that he studied with guitarists such as Milan Zelenka and Stephan Rak in Prague. In 1987 he decided to emigrate to Netherland were after years of studying and getting inspiration from many different artists he has created his own style which is an authentic way of interpretations 19th-century guitar literature on periodic instruments. Since 2004 he moved back to Czech Republic and since 2019 gives lectures at the Conservatoire in The Hague. 

Together with Zoran Dukic, Reentko Dirks and Thomas Fellow he is a member of European Guitar Quartet since 2012.