ACS History
ACS Founders
Who initiated the ACS? Miroslav Kokoška, a pioneering Czech marimbist, percussion-ist, soloist and virtuoso performer, marimba concerto composer, music teacher, arranger, marimba trio founder and player, music school director, chamber concert organizer, marimba and young musicians’ promoter, music project generator, Beethoven and Keith Jarrett admirer. Not only did he come up with the idea but he also put it into effect in the first ACS season of 2003/4 which coincided with the Czech entry into the EU.
The ACS idea took off with financial help provided by Ing. Radomír Šimek, now President of the Czech-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. As Siemens CFO, he took to the idea of giving promising young musicians an opportunity to appear in ACS programs. Learning violin himself as a child, he still takes keen interest in music and is a frequent visitor to ACS concerts. Without his continuous support, ACS concerts could never have spanned the previous 7 seasons!
ACS Patrons
Ambassadors from the Four Continents (in the order of the concerts) and their embassies as co-organizers
“ACS is going to strike a chord in the hearts of the music-loving public because of its inspiring international dimension.” Libor Pešek, conductor, predicted in 2003
