Laštovičková, Markéta

Marketa Lastovickova (*1995) is a Czech accordionist and composer. She started playing the accordion at the age of 5, graduated from the Prague Conservatory and continues her studies at the National Academy of Music in Denmark. She was the first accordionist in history to present her own recital at the 2018 Prague Spring Festival. She has performed at music festivals across Europe, is regularly invited to juries at international competitions and as a teacher of accordion courses. She is also an active composer. She composes mainly for solo accordion, piano, accordion in chamber music, but also for accordion orchestra.