Lukáš Janata’s artistic path has been defined by his emerging urgency to approach the concept of empathy in the arts. He does so through creating in many ways: as a composer, educator, performer, and organizer, hoping to create bridges and unite communities. His recent projects involve becoming a board director of The Resonance Project—a non-profit organization receiving recognition from the United Nations and the former president Barrack Obama—with which he co-organized a massive San Francisco Ukraine-benefit Concert of Compassion, involving UN charities and artists all around the United States and Ukraine, curating an audio-visual experience SUMU produced in Helsinki and supported by the EU Commission and a concert series for empathy, or collaborating on an international research project with visual artist Karolína Trhoňová, approaching misophonic communities hoping to achieve an audio-visual therapeutic experience.
Lukáš is on the Composition Faculty at The Walden School, San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College, and The French-American School. He is the recipient of the Susan and Ford Schumann Fellowship for the 2024 Aspen Music Festival, and the DeGaetano Composition Fellowship in collaboration with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Lukáš’ music was commissioned by renowned ensembles such as San Francisco Symphony, Alarm Will Sound, Cantori New York, among many others. Lukáš also sings with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus and was a cantor and section leader at St Monica’s Catholic Church in San Francisco. He is the founder and music director of Mouthscape, a mixed chamber choir that champions new works by composers within the San Francisco Conservatory community. Lukáš is also a versatile performer and has appeared in venues that include San Francisco Symphony’s Davies Hall, Rudolfinum and Žofín in Prague, and Dresdner Philharmonie. He has actively worked in cross-genre platforms, from jazz through indie-folk and rock, to contemporary experimental ensembles and festivals.