about me

Janis Sidovský

I have worked in culture since 1992. I have long been drawn to projects that bring together outstanding artists, a strong story and audiences across generations. Besides producing concerts, theatre productions and major cultural events, I also work in PR and marketing, and I am a patron and collector of contemporary art.

My work grows out of collaboration with artists, institutions and teams united by trust, professionalism and the ability to give audiences a powerful cultural experience. What matters to me is not only the success of individual projects, but also their lasting memory, their wider reach and their ability to speak to different generations.

I am associated with projects such as 4 Musical Tenors, Night At Karlstejn, Prague Proms and the Tribute to Václav Havel, as well as many other concert, theatre and media projects. This year I produced the concert Pozemský prach a Boží dech at the State Opera Prague as executive producer on behalf of Michal Horáček. My music productions and collaborations with leading Czech performers have earned several gold and platinum records.

Alongside my production work I support selected cultural and charitable projects. I am a member of the National Theatre Patrons’ Club, a patron of the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, and together with Pavel Vítek I am building the Janis & Pavel Collection, a private collection of contemporary art.

Selected projects

  • 4 Musical Tenors (producer since 2017)
  • Night At Karlstejn (producer since 2016)
  • Best of Broadway at Carnegie Hall (producer, 2026)
  • Tribute to Václav Havel (producer on behalf of the First Lady, Mrs Dagmar Havlová, 2003)
  • Proms Gala – Tribute to Musicals (co-producer, 2017)
  • Czech National Symphony Orchestra and the Prague Proms festival (media representation 2014–2019)
  • Michal Horáček: Pozemský prach a Boží dech (concert at the State Opera Prague, 2 November 2026, executive producer on behalf of Michal Horáček)
  • Tribute to Czech Musicals, Český Krumlov International Music Festival, 2014 (creative producer)
  • musicals Dracula, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Dance of the Vampires, Miss Saigon, West Side Story (theatre PR and marketing 1994–2014)
  • lecture series on PR & marketing in culture and show business (2007–2013)

Selected TV shows, benefits and concerts

Queens of Pop (since 2000), Pavel Vítek: má svůj den (2022), Pomozte dětem (2017–2019), Zlatá šedesátá (2019), Muzikálová noc plná hvězd (2024), To byl náš hit (2012), The Secret of Hana Hegerová, The Secret of Jiřina Bohdalová (2012), Hana Hegerová and Michael Kocáb for St. Anne’s (2002), Concert for Heroes (2005), European Evening at the National Theatre (2004), Tribute to Rescuers (2002)

Listen to Janis’s playlists on Spotify

Proms Gala, 2017
Proms Gala, 2017
Gold record
A 4 Musical Tenors gold record
Janis Sidovský backstage
Backstage
Curtain call after the Pozemský prach a Boží dech concert at the State Opera Prague
State Opera Prague, 2 November 2026 · photo: Levým okem

this year · State Opera Prague

Pozemský prach a Boží dech

Earthly Dust and the Breath of God

Michal Horáček retold Bible stories in a cycle of poems set to music. On 2 November 2026 they were performed at the sold-out State Opera Prague by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra under Steven Mercurio, the Kühn Mixed Choir, the State Opera Chorus and the Ivo Viktorin Band. The soloists included Iva Bittová, Michael Kocáb, Katarína Koščová, Markéta Irglová, Robert Křesťan, Naďa Válová, Roman Janál, Xavier Baumaxa, Vojtěch Dyk and Jiří Pavlica, with Bible readings by Magda Vášáryová.

I produced the concert as executive producer on behalf of Michal Horáček.

„It was definitely one of a kind. Bringing together such distinctive performers in a single evening certainly was, is and will be no easy task.“

„A truly exceptional and festive occasion.“

Pozemský prach a Boží dech at the National Theatre website