She regularly participates in masterclasses both in Slovakia and abroad with guitarists such as Zoran Dukić, Zsófia Borosz, Duo Melis, Duo Siqueira Lima, Aniello Desiderio, Pavel Steidl, Łukasz Kuropaczewski, and others

Cindy is also active as a pedagogue at the Church Conservatory in Bratislava (SK), the St. Cecilia Elementary Art School in Bratislava, and the P. Krížkovský Grammar School with an artistic specialization in Brno (CZ). She is actively engaged in contemporary approaches and modern trends to guitar methodology and music education.

about C|NDY 

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Cindy Stehlová is a graduate of the Church Conservatory in Bratislava (SK), where she studied in the class of Mgr. art. Vladimír Ondrejčák, Ph.D. She successfully completed her Bachelor's degree at the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno (CZ) under the guidance of Prof. Vladislav Bláha. She then pursued her Master's studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Weimar (DE) in the class of Prof. Thomas Müller-Pering. In addition to her Master's degree in classical guitar, she further specialized in electric guitar performance in the class of Marco de Vries.

She was awarded the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship in 2022/2023.

At present, she continues her studies at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden (DE) under the tutelage of renowned artists Prof. Thomas Fellow, Prof. Stephan Bormann, and Prof. Erkin Cavus. Alongside solo and chamber performance, she deepens her expertise particularly in the fields of world music, improvisation, composition and arranging for guitar, and expands her repertoire with works from South America, popular music, and jazz.

She has collaborated with the Czech composer Prof. Miloš Štědroň, thanks to whom she had the opportunity to premiere and record the work Variations – Vietoris Codex (solo for guitar), which was dedicated to her by the composer. Similarly, she performed the piece Canti e balli per monti e valli (for guitar and percussion), dedicated for the duo with percussionist Ctibor Bártek. In 2022, they recorded this work together at Pivox Studio. 

Cindy's performances are full of energy and convey music as a narrative. Her repertoire focuses primarily on works by contemporary composers. In her interpretation, she pays special attention to the tonal colors and dynamic possibilities of the classical guitar. She is active both as a soloist and chamber musician, as well as in collaborations with composers, with whom she strives to foster the development of contemporary music. She is currently preparing her debut CD.