Vojtěch Jakl (*1994) is a Czech baroque violinist based in Basel (Switzerland), a graduate of the prestigious Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (CH) in the class of Prof. Amandine Beyer. He received his previous musical education at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno under the guidance of Lenka Torgersen and at the Prague Conservatory, studying with Dagmar Zárubová and Jaroslav Foltýn. Throughout his studies, Vojtěch had the honor of participating in masterclasses led by renowned musicians such as Leila Schayegh, Jörg-Andreas Bötticher, René Jacobs, Lenka Torgersen, Jana Semerádová, John Holloway, Lucy van Dael, Ton Koopman, Patrick Cohën-Akenine, and others.
Vojtěch actively performs across Europe at prestigious venues and festivals, including Bachfest Leipzig, Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, Salzburger Festspiele, Berliner Philharmonie, BOZAR (Palais des Beaux-Arts) Brussels, Prague Spring, Château de Versailles Spectacles, Resonanzen Festival Wien, London Early Music Festival, Kölner Philharmonie, Quincena Musical de San Sebastián, Festival de Torroella de Montgrí, Samstamala Gregoriana, Concentus Moraviae festival, Innsbrucker Hofmusik and many more.
He has collaborated with acclaimed conductors such as Václav Luks, René Jacobs, Rudolf Lutz, Olivier Schneebeli, and soloists like Magdalena Kožená, Andreas Scholl, Philippe Jaroussky, Emöke Barath, Leila Schayegh, Xenia Löffler, Barbara Maria Willi, Hana Blažíková, Dagmar Šašková, and others.
He is an active member of ensembles such as Collegium 1704, Collegium Marianum, Ensemble Inégal, and Musica Florea. Vojtěch is also a founding member of the Basel based ensemble Rýnský and the B3 Ensemble. In addition to playing the baroque violin, he also specializes in medieval fiddles and renaissance violins as a member of La Morra (Corina Marti, Michał Gondko) and Ensemble Pampinea.
Vojtěch has contributed to over two dozen CD recordings for respected labels such as Pentatone, Accent, Prospero, Ramée, Glossa, Chateau de Versailles Spectacles, Supraphon, ARTA, and others. His dedication to early music has been recognized in several competitions, including the Biagio Marini Competition 2021 in Neuburg, The London International Festival of Early Music Competition 2022, Da Vinci Young Sounds 2022, and Manhattan International Music Competition.
In summer 2024, Vojtěch, along with colleagues, plans to release his debut solo CD featuring the first complete recording of 12 violin sonatas by Ignazio Albertini for the Italian label Da Vinci Publishing.
Vojtěch performs on violins crafted by the master luthier Ondřej Marhold, based on models by Andrea Amati circa 1560 and Jacob Stainer from 1679.