Eduard Kostelník is a Slovak conductor, répétiteur and choirmaster from Levoča. He studied organ and conducting at the Conservatory in Košice and subsequently earned a bachelor’s degree in choral conducting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, studying under Prof. Blanka Juhaňáková. During his studies at the Academy, he worked as a répétiteur and piano teacher at the Eva Jaczová Dance Conservatory in Bratislava, while also serving as choirmaster of the Canens Children’s Choir.
From 2021, he studied orchestral conducting at the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno under J. Klecker, O. Olos and D. Švec. As part of his work with the JAMU Chamber Opera, he collaborated on productions including Dialogues des Carmélites (F. Poulenc), The Two Widows (B. Smetana), Calvary (M. Brothánková), In the Well (V. Blodek) and The Coronation of Poppea (C. Monteverdi).
As a conductor, he has appeared with the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra Olomouc (2023, 2024, 2025) and the Prague Philharmonia (2023). In November 2024, he took part in the JA–HA–MU project in collaboration with the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, conducting the world premieres of new works by composition students.
Since 2022, he has led the mixed choir Choirchestra Brno, with which he has achieved success at international competitions, including Mundi Cantat Olomouc (2023 – Silver Level; 2024 – category winner) and Slovakia Cantat Bratislava (2025 – Gold Level).
In 2025 and 2026, he served as chief choirmaster of the Brno-based choir Ars Brunensis, and since September 2026 he has also held the position of second choirmaster of the Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno. With the choir, he has prepared Lohengrin (R. Wagner) for the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden, Germany, as well as Verdi’s Otello and Macbeth for the Opernfestspiele Heidenheim.
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