Season 2024

A jury selected four young talents from dozens of international entries to compete against six Czech finalists at the final gala evening on 23 October 2024 at the Hybernia Theatre in Prague.

The international finalists were: Tamara Bartková (Slovakia), Adelina Maria Nedelcu (Romania), Katerina Voznyak (Ukraine) Zac Efren Domingo (Philippines).

Valerie Vylíčilová, Valerie Stojková, Anna Šafaříková, Jonáš Morávek, Viktorie Molcarová and Thea Šírová secured a place in the finals for the Czech Republic.

The contestants were accompanied by the Bon Art Pops Orchestra under the direction of Felix Slováček Jr.

The programme of the evening can be viewed in PDF format (Czech language).

The winner of the second edition of Bon Art Junior Fest 2024 was twelve-year-old Viktoria Molcarová from Plzeň, who sang a song by The Cranberries, Zombie, accompanied by the Bon Art Pops Orchestra during the final gala evening.

The winner of the evening took home a cash prize of €4,000, but the competition is all about supporting young talent, for whom this success could open the door to the world of professional music.

Among the guests of the evening were important personalities of the music scene such as Marta Jandová, Peter Nagy, Lenny, Marpo, Jana Sibera, Radim Schwab and Monika Sommerová. Some of them were also part of the expert jury, which included Katka Žbirková, Jan Bors, Michaela A. Dobrovolná, Miloslav Zýka and others. The final evening was hosted by well-known presenters Tereza Tobiášová and Jan Čenský.

The Dagmar and Václav Havel Foundation VIZE 97 and Bon Art Junior Fest have established cooperation in the field of supporting the education of talented music students. Starting this year, the Bon Art Junior Fest has started cooperation with the Dagmar and Václav Havel Foundation VIZE 97. Because VIZE 97 supports talented music students with the program “Supporting the education of talented music students”. This initiative aims to support young musicians who, due to financial difficulties, do not have enough resources for a quality music education.

“It would be a great pity if we lost talented young musicians just because studying at a business academy will bring them a quicker income than studying at a conservatory,” explains Dagmar Havlová, the founder of the Foundation. “Music education and practice simply takes longer and not every family has the means to afford a musical instrument or tuition fees,” Dagmar Havlová adds.

At the final gala evening, the Dagmar and Václav Havel Foundation VIZE 97 was presented with EUR 4,000 from the organiser of the Bon Art Junior Fest, the same amount that the winner of the competition received, as a symbolic gesture of support for young talents and their education.

The final gala evening of the Bon Art Junior Fest took place on 23 October 2024 at 7 pm at the Hybernia Theatre in Prague and brought an unforgettable combination of talent, music and emotions.

Photo gallery from the 2024 season