Tomáš Borl (*1996) began playing the piano at the age of eight and, four years later, also took up the trombone. In 2012, he was admitted to study at the Conservatory in Teplice, specializing in piano, and a year later, also in trombone.

In his fifth year, he performed as a soloist accompanied by the North Bohemian Philharmonic as part of the project “The Best Conservatory Students Present Themselves” and interpreted Sergei Prokofiev’s First Piano Concerto. In his final year, he presented himself as both a soloist and a composer during his Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra, also accompanied by the North Bohemian Philharmonic.

Currently, he is a composition student at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. During his studies, his works have been performed by various ensembles and soloists, including the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Zlín, Hradec Králové Philharmonic, Moravian Philharmonic Olomouc, Pilsen Philharmonic, South Bohemian Philharmonic, Jazz Dock Orchestra Prague, BERG Orchestra, Norrbotten NEO Sweden, Woodcraft Ensemble, and various chamber ensembles. He has also composed music for several performances and films in collaboration with the dance department, the Film and TV Faculty in Prague, the Academy of Arts, the film production company Nukleon Frame, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM), the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU), Aalto University in Finland, and the Irish station RTÉ Radio One.

In addition to the Czech Republic, his compositions have been performed abroad, including in Helsinki (Sibelius Academy), Stockholm (Royal College of Music), Amsterdam (MuziekFestival Uistgast), Dallas (Festival of Trombones; Texas Christian University), Salt Lake City (University of Utah), Tokyo (Ko-Ichiro Yamamoto Recital) and Beijing (Beijing Concert Hall). He spent the academic year 2022/23 at the Finnish Sibelius Academy – University of the Arts Helsinki as a participant in the Erasmus+ program, and he is concluding his studies this year at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.