Jitka Nováková, a violinist, is one of the most respected artists in the Czech Republic. She grew up in an atmosphere full of music and was taught by her father Josef Novák, the director of the Art School in Mladá Boleslav and a violin teacher and noted musician himself. As a ten-year-old player, Jitka Nováková gave her first recital. Other recitals in various towns followed every year.