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Michal Pavlíček will celebrate his 70th birthday with a special concert at the O2 universum Prague on January 28, 2026.
Together with Unique orchestra conducted by Alexej Aslamas and his own trio, he will also present a new program from his upcoming album. The evening will feature numerous guest performers, including Bára Basiková, Michael Kocáb, Kamil Střihavka, Monika Načeva, Vilém Čok, and more.
“At this concert, I’d like to present my current musical perspective looking toward the future, while also revisiting well-known hits by Pražský výběr, Stromboli, and BSP. We’re looking forward to seeing you,” says Michal Pavlíček.
Michal Pavlíček. Composer, guitarist, singer, producer, and lyricist. He is a co-founder of the bands Pražský výběr and BSP, and the founder and main composer of Stromboli and Big Heads. As a composer and performer, he has contributed to more than 70 CDs and DVDs, including projects with Zuzana Michnová, Monika Načeva, Bára Basiková, Kamil Střihavka, Richard Müller, Michael Kocáb, and others.
He has composed music for numerous theatre productions (e.g. Akvabely, Velice modrý pták, Višňový sad, Marat Sade, Máj), as well as for four musicals – Klaun, Excalibur, Obraz Doriana Graye, and Dáma s kaméliemi. He has written music for many television films and series, including Konec velkých prázdnin, Oběti, Dobrá čtvrť, Místo v životě, Špačkovi v síti času, Cesty domů, Volha, and Oktopus.
He is the composer of music for numerous feature films, such as Proč, Stínu neutečeš, Na půdě aneb kdo má dnes narozeniny, Přijde letos Ježíšek?, and Odcházení, for which he was nominated for the Czech Lion Award for Best Music. In 2024, he won the Czech Lion for his music to the film Tancuj Matyldo. He also composed music for Laterna magika productions, including Minotaurus and Robot Radius.
He has also made a name for himself on the international scene. He composed symphonic music for several ballets, such as Zvláštní radost žít for the State Theatre in Košice and Malý princ for the Slovak National Theatre. For the BBC, he composed music for five episodes of the historical series Červený Bedrník (earning a nomination for Best Music at the Birmingham Festival), the children’s series Outlaw, and is one of the contributing composers to the British fantasy series Merlin IV.
He has received numerous awards, including several gold records and the Anděl music awards. In 2016, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Czech Academy of Popular Music. His autobiographical book Země vzdálené was published in 2008, with an expanded edition released in 2016. His song Země vzdálená, with lyrics by Ivan Hlas, was voted the greatest Czech post-revolution hit by viewers of Óčko Star and readers of iDnes.