JAMU Medals

1993

• Rudolf Firkušný – piano virtuoso – on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate

1997

• prof. Alena Štěpánková-Veselá
• prof. Josef Karlík
• Masaryk University Brno
• Brno University of Technology
• Winner of the Montreal International Music Competition
• Ludvík Kundera – poet and playwright – on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate

1998

• Charles University on its 650th anniversary

1999

• Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava
• Olomouc Medalists Association

2001

• Václav Havel – on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate

2002

• Jiří Suchý – on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate

2003

Medals awarded to prominent figures on the occasion of the inauguration of JAMU Rector Prof. PhDr. Václav Cejpek.

The JAMU Rector awards a gold medal for outstanding contributions to the development of higher arts education:

• Ing. Josef Průša, CSc., honorary deputy minister of education
• Eduard Gondek, former bursar of JAMU

For significant contributions to creative, pedagogical, and artistic activities at the Janáček Academy, the rector of JAMU awards a gold medal to:

• Arnošt Bourek

• prof. Alois Piňos
• prof. Adolf Sýkora
• prof. Alois Hajda
• doc. Miloš Hynšt
• doc. Marie Mrázková
• prof. PhDr. Bořivoj Srba, DrSc.

2004

• Sir Charles Mackerras – on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate
• Eva Zikmundová, pěvkyně vocalist (handed over on May 27, 2005)
• prof. Jiří Kratochvíl, JAMU professor and former member of the Janáček Quartet, on the occasion of his 80th birthday
• prof. Otakar Trhlík, for his lifetime artistic work and pedagogical activities
• prof. Petr Topercz, rector of AMU Prague on the occasion of the end of his activities in the Czech Rectors’ Conference and in recognition of his support for the partnership between JAMU and AMU
• prof. Jaroslav Vostrý, emeritus rector of AMU Prague and prominent czech theatre director

2005

• prof. Bohumil Smejkal, for his creative and educational work on the occasion of his 70th birthday
• prof. Ivan Vyskočil, on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate

2007

• Zdeněk Mácal, conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate
• Sir Tom Stoppard, English playwright of Czech origin, on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate

2009

• Piere Boulez, French composer and conductor, on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate

2010

• Emília Vášáryová, Slovak actress and educator, on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate

2011

• John Tyrrell, British musicologist and theorist, on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate
• Milan Uhde, playwright, on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate

2013

• Vojtěch Jasný, director and screenwriter, on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate

2017

• Eugenio Barba, Italian theatre director, on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate
• Otto Schenk, Austrian actor and director, on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate

2018

• Vlasta Chramostová, Czech theatre and film actress, on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate

2021

• Jon Fosse, Norwegian writer and playwright, on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate

2022

• Magdalena Kožená, Czech opera and concert vocalist, on the occasion of being awarded an honorary doctorate
• Sir Simon Rattle, British orchestral and opera conductor

Theatre Faculty

For significant contribution to the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in the field of education and the arts, and for significant role in creating the concept for the renewal of the JAMU Theatre Faculty in the 1990s:

• Nika Brettschneiderová

• prof. PhDr. Josef Kovalčuk
• doc. Silva Macková
• prof. Zoja Mikotová
• prof. Petr Oslzlý
• prof. PhDr. Miroslav Plešák
• prof. PhDr. Antonín Přidal
• prof. Pavel Švanda
• JUDr. Lenka Valová

For significant contribution to the Theatre Faculty of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in the field of education and the arts:

• Ivo Osolsobě

• doc. Erika Kocianová

Faculty of Music

For significant contributions to the Faculty of Music at the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in the areas of education and the arts:

• Anna Barová

• prof. Jiří Doležel
• prof. Leoš Faltus
• prof. Rostislav Hališka
• prof. Zdeněk Hnát
• prof. Jiřina Kolmanová
• prof. Lubomír Mátl
• doc. Josef Pančík
• prof. Arnošt Parsch
• prof. R. Šťastný

International cooperations

For significant personal activity in the field of international cooperation at the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts:

• Marina Busse (Folkwang-Hochschule Essen, Germany)

Vladimir Poglazov (Moscow, Russia)

External figures

For outstanding contributions to the development of higher education in the arts:

• prof. E. Ondráček (Brno University of Technology)

• prof. M. Černohorský
• prof. V. Suchý (University of Veterinary Sciences, Brno)
• doc. Ing. Z. Antoš (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports)
• The Royal Brewery of Krušovice
• prof. Jaakko Pavolainen (Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki)

For his significant contribution to the reconstruction of Studio Marta in 1991:

• Jaroslav Tuček (Polárka Theatre)

To cooperating institutions within the framework of European Social Fund projects

For its participation in the cooperation between the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts and professional institutions in the field of art in the European Social Fund project:

• The Centre for Experimental Theatre
• The Brno Philharmonic
• Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra
• The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Olomouc
• The Brno City Theatre
• The Zlín City Theatre

• The National Theatre Brno

Development of cooperation with the professional sphere – individual personalities

For its participation in the cooperation between the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts and professional institutions in the field of art in the European Social Fund project:

• Mgr. Z. Prokeš (Director Emeritus of the National Theatre Brno)

• Mgr. B. Zoubek (Director Emeritus of The Brno Philharmonic)

Commemorative certificates

• Hana Zagorová
• Felix Slováček  

for many years of outstanding teaching and journalistic work and for contribution to the development of JAMU in a democratic society

for consistent and high-quality pedagogical work and for establishing and excellently managing the Methodological Center at the Faculty of Music

for long-standing cooperation and for his excellent promotion of Janáček’s name and legacy

for outstanding creative and journalistic work and for many years of fruitful cooperation with the Faculty of Music

for outstanding work in researching Janáček’s work and promoting the composer’s legacy

in memoriam, for the continuous deepening of Czechia-Slovak cultural relations and for his inspiring long-term cooperation with the Theatre Faculty of JAMU

for his significant contribution to the development of arts education and for his multifaceted and inspiring collaboration with the Theatre Faculty of JAMU

for his significant contribution to Czechia-Slovak cultural exchange and for his multifaceted and stimulating collaboration with the Theatre Faculty of JAMU

for his extraordinary contribution to JAMU in the highest academic positions and for his outstanding teaching at the Theatre Faculty of JAMU

„Professor Gogola has always been and continues to be a role model of the eternally young creator for the Theater Faculty. He never backs down from challenges, but faces them head on. And he does so with his characteristic kind smile, full of understanding for everything, including the student soul…“

doc. Mgr. Petr Francán

„As dean of DAMU and later as rector and protector of AMU, Professor Jan Hančil has been significantly involved in the development of Czech higher arts education. His informed opinions have been and continue to be an example of the much-needed cooperation between our two academies.”

MgA. Petr Michálek, rektor JAMU

„Prof. Miloslav Jelínek is a double bass legend. He has elevated his field to unprecedented heights in terms of tone cultivation, playing technique, and stylistic interpretation. Graduates of his master class occupy positions not only in local philharmonic orchestras, but also abroad, for example in the Berlin Philharmonic and the Danish Radio Orchestra.”

prof. Barbara Maria Willi 

„Associate Professor Kolegar remains in the memory of graduates of the Theater Faculty as a true magician of the theater space. He mastered with unwavering certainty the laws of technological interpenetration of the stage and auditorium, and willingly and selflessly revealed all his secrets to students who were ready to learn…“

doc. Mgr. Petr Francán

„Prof. Václav Kunt is a “gentleman” of the transverse flute. The nobility of his musical and personal demeanor has charmed audiences not only in Europe, but also on concert tours throughout the US, Canada, and Japan. As a member of the Prague Chamber Orchestra without a conductor, and in his many years of teaching at the JAMU Academy of Music, he has nurtured a whole generation of outstanding flutists who are sought-after performers all over the world. Thanks to the International Summer Courses, of which he is the director, the faculty comes alive every summer with the joyful atmosphere radiated by hundreds of course participants.”

prof. Barbara Maria Willi

„Professor Ivo Medek has long been and continues to be the driving force behind the necessary strategic thinking about the development of the Janáček Academy. His creative potential, extensive international contacts, and extensive artistic work with young artists provide him with unflagging energy.”

MgA. Petr Michálek, rektor JAMU

„A native of Prague, Professor Martin Prchal is one of the most prominent figures in European tertiary education, where he has held and continues to hold a number of important positions, including ten years as head of the AEC – the European Association of Conservatoires and Academies.”

MgA. Petr Michálek, rektor JAMU

„Professor Jan Zbavitel is a key proponent of the Brno school of interpretation of Leoš Janáček’s works. Thanks to his experience studying under František Jílek and Josef Veselka, he is able to pass on valuable unwritten conventions of Janáček’s musical pronunciation to his students. As a long-time teacher at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts, in conjunction with his position as choirmaster and conductor at the National Theater in Brno, for example, he has trained important graduates who are ready to carry on the legacy of Leoš Janáček.”

prof. Barbara Maria Willi