Irvin Venyš is one of the most progressive performing artists on the Czech music scene. His extensive interpretational skills spanning from classical music to folklore to jazz and the demanding pieces of the 20th and 21st centuries have earned him the reputation of a sought-after soloist and chamber music player. He works with numerous contemporary composers and is actively involved in (not only) premiering compositions by both domestic and international composers. He regularly records for Czech Radio, Czech TV, ORF and Mitteldeutsches Rundfunk, NAXOS as well as for record labels such as Arco Diva and Supraphon. He issued his latest CD recorded with the Epoque Quartet, Komp(l)ot on his new label, Irvin Classics.
He teaches clarinet at HAMU in Prague and is the director of the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation.
He co-founded and organises the Prague Clarinet Days and the Concert Against Totalitarianism intended to commemorate the 17th of November and the oppression that artists face under totalitarian regimes.
