Pavel Trojan
Czechia
Pavel Trojan (*1984) is a graduate of composition and conducting from the Prague Conservatory. At the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (AMU), he studied music management and composition.
From 2010 to 2025, he worked for the Prague Spring International Music Festival. He initially oversaw marketing and public relations, later also serving as the festival's spokesperson. In 2019, he became Deputy Director, and in August 2022, he was appointed Director of Prague Spring o.p.s., the non-profit organization responsible for organizing the eponymous international music festival, the international music competition, and the Rudolf Firkušný Piano Festival.
During his leadership, the festival's annual budget increased by CZK 40 million to CZK 130 million, and the Prague Spring program was expanded to include two major initiatives: SpringTEEN, a project for young audiences, and the accompanying visual arts project Art Salon, which culminates each year in a charity auction of artworks in support of the artistic development of Prague Spring.
From 2022 until August 2025, he also served as President of the Association of Music Festivals of the Czech Republic.