Pavel Hudec

The double bassist Pavel Hudec hails from Prague, where he grew up in a family of musicians. His studies took him to the conservatoires in Prague, Freiburg and Detmold. He gained formative orchestral experience at the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Academy and, concurrently, with the European Union Youth Orchestra.

His first engagements took him to the Stuttgart State Orchestra and the Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe. He has been a permanent member of the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne since 2023. In addition, he regularly appears as a guest with renowned European orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the WDR Symphony Orchestra.