JAMU Medal

1993

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

1998

• Charles University on the 650th anniversary

1999

• University of Performing Arts in Bratislava
• Olomouc Medalists Association

2001

• Václav Havel – on the occasion of his honorary doctorate

2002

• Jiří Suchý – on the occasion of his honorary doctorate

2003

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

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

• doc. Ing. Josef Průš, CSc., Emeritus Deputy Minister of Education
• Dr. Eduard Gondek, JAMU Bursar

The Rector of the Janáček Academy awards a gold medal for significant work at the Janáček Academy in the field of creative pedagogical and artistic activities:

• prof. Arnošt Bourka
• prof. Alois Piňos
• prof. Adolf Sýkor
• prof. Alois Hajda
• doc. Miloš Hynštovi
• doc. Maria Mrázka
• prof. PhDr. Bořivoj Srb, DrSc.

2004

• Sir Charles Mackerras – on the occasion of his honorary doctorate
• Eva Zikmundová, singer (submitted 27.5.2005)
• Prof. Jiří Kratochvíl, pedagogue at JAMU and former member of the Janáček Quartet, on the occasion of his 80th birthday
• Prof. Otakar Trhlík, for his lifelong artistic work and pedagogical activity
• Prof. Petr Topercz, Rector of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague on the occasion of the termination of his activity in the ČKR and in appreciation of the support of the partnership cooperation between JAMU and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
• Prof. Jaroslav Vostrý, Rector Emeritus of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and prominent Czech theatre director

2005

• Prof. Bohumil Smejkal, for his creative and pedagogical activities on the occasion of his 70th birthday
• Prof. Ivan Vyskočil, on the occasion of the award of an honorary doctorate

2007

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

2009

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

2010

• Emília Vášáryová, Slovak actress and teacher, on the occasion of the award of an honorary doctorate

2011

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

2013

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

2017

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

2022

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

Faculty of Theatre

For his significant work at the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno in the field of teaching and art and for his significant contribution to the conception of the renewed Theatre Faculty of the JAMU in the 1990s:

• doc. Nika Brettschneider
• Prof. PhDr. Josef Kovalchuk
• doc. Silva Macková
• Prof. Zoja Mikotová
• Prof. Petr Oslzlý
• Prof. PhDr. Miroslav Plešák
• Prof. PhDr. Antonín Přidal
• Prof. Pavel Švanda
• JUDr. Lenka Valová

For his significant work at the Theatre Faculty of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno in the field of teaching and art:

• Prof. Ivo Osolsobě
• doc. Erika Kocianová

Faculty of Music

For his significant work at the Faculty of Music of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno in the field of teaching and art:

• prof. Anna Barová
• Prof. Jiří Doležel
• Prof. Leoš Faltus
• Prof. Rostislav Hališka
• Prof. Zdeněk Hnát
• Prof. Jiřina Kolmanová
• Prof. Lubomír Mátl
• doc. Josef Pancik
• prof. Arnošt Parsch
• Prof. R. Št’astný

International cooperation

For significant personal activity in the field of international cooperation of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno.

• Marina Busse (Folkwang-Hochschule Essen, Germany)
• Vladimir Poglazov (Moscow, Russia)

External personalities

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 and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Brno)
• doc. Ing. Z. Antoš (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports)
• Brewery Krušovice
• Prof. Jaakko Pavolainen (Theatre Academy Helsinki)

For his significant contribution to the reconstruction of the Marta studio in 1991

• Mgr. Jaroslav Tuček (Polárka Theatre)

Cooperating institutions in the framework of European Social Fund projects

For his contribution to the cooperation of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno with professional institutions in the field of arts in the European Social Fund project:

• Centre for Experimental Theatre Brno
• Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
• Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra Zlín
• Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Olomouc
• Municipal Theatre Brno
• Municipal Theatre Zlín
• National Theatre Brno

Development of cooperation with the professional sphere – individual personalities

For his contribution to the cooperation of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno with professional institutions in the field of arts 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 letters

• Hana Zagorová
• Felix Slováček

for many years of outstanding teaching and journalistic activity and for merit for the development of the school in a free society

for consistent and quality pedagogical work and for the establishment and excellent management of the Methodology Centre at the Faculty of Music

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

for his outstanding creative and journalistic work and for his long-lasting beneficial cooperation with the Faculty of Music

for his outstanding work in researching Janáček’s works and spreading the composer’s legacy

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

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

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

for his outstanding 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 is for the faculty as a model of the eternally young creator. Never before challenges does not shirk, but meets them head on. And he does so with his typical kind smile, full of understanding for everything and for the student soul…”

doc. Mgr. Petr Francán

“Professor Jan Hančil, as Dean of the Academy of Performing Arts and then as Rector and Protector of the Academy of Performing Arts, has contributed significantly to the development of Czech higher education. His qualified positions were and are an example of the much needed cooperation between our two academies.”

MgA. Petr Michálek, Rector of JAMU

“Prof. Miloslav Jelinek is a double bass legend. He has raised his discipline in the areas of tone cultivation, playing technique and stylistic interpretation to an unprecedented level. Graduates of his masterclass take up positions not only in local philharmonics, 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 the graduates of the Theatre Faculty a true magician of the theatre space. He mastered with unwavering certainty the laws of technological blending on stage and the auditorium, and willingly and unselfishly revealed all the secrets to all the students who were ready for it…”

doc. Mgr. Petr Francán

“Prof. Václav Kunt is a “gentleman” of the flute. The nobility of his musical and human performance has enchanted audiences not only in Europe, but also on concert tours in the USA, Canada and Japan. As a member of the Prague Chamber Orchestra without a conductor, and in his many years of teaching at the HF JAMU, he has trained a generation of distinguished flutists and flautists who are sought after by players all over the world. Thanks to the International Summer Courses, of which he is the director, the faculty comes alive every summer thanks to the joyful atmosphere radiated by hundreds of students.”

Prof. Barbara Maria Willi

“Professor Ivo Medek has long been a driving force behind the necessary strategic thinking about the development of the Janáček Academy. His creative potential, his rich international contacts as well as his extensive artistic work with young artists give him undying energy for this.”

MgA. Petr Michálek, Rector of JAMU

“Prague-born Prof. Martin Prchal is one of the most prominent personalities in the European tertiary education area, 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 Academies and Conservatoires.”

MgA. Petr Michálek, Rector of JAMU

“Prof. Jan Zbavitel is a key figure in the Brno direction of the interpretation of Leoš Janáček’s works. Thanks to his experience of studying with František Jílek and Josef Veselka, he is able to pass on to his students valuable unwritten habits of pronunciation of Janáček’s music. As a long-time teacher at the HF JAMU, in conjunction with his position as choirmaster and conductor at the National Theatre in Brno, for example, he has educated important graduates who are ready to carry on the legacy of Leoš Janáček.”

Prof. Barbara Maria Willi