Ladislav Patkoló

Ladislav Patkoló is an Assistant Professor and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU). He holds an artis doctor (ArtD) degree from VŠMU and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark. His roles include teaching piano at the Department of Keyboard Instruments and coordinating the internal quality system at HTF VŠMU.

Education: Studied piano at HTF VŠMU under Ida Černecká and Magdaléna Bajuszová, completed a 2010 study stay at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, and earned his ArtD in 2014.

Research interests focus on piano performance, pedagogy, and collaborative music. He has performed with RTVS, Košice State Philharmonic, ŠKO Žilina, and the VŠMU Modern Orchestra, under conductors like Douglas Bostock and Oliver Dohnányi.

Awards include the Rector’s Award for academic excellence, Ján Beták Award, and Memorial Letter of Saint Gorazd. He has led master classes with renowned pianists such as Irina Osipova and Valentina Berman.

Teaching spans all levels of art education in Slovakia, including long-term roles at Július Kowalský Elementary School. His administrative roles include main coordinator for internal quality systems since 2021 and internal teacher since 2017.