ABOUT

I’m a musician based in Gothenburg. 
 My main instrument is flute, but I also play electric bass, bass clarinet, sing and compose music. 

Žofie Kašparová is a genre-crossing flutist with a background in classical music and a heart rooted in improvisation and all kinds of world music. She was born in Prague, Czech Republic, and since 2014 she’s based in Gothenburg (Sweden).

She is passionate about musical exploration, both in her own projects and in collaborations with others, and she enjoys shifting between genres and contexts—whether in the studio, on stage, in theater, in experiments, or workshops. Constantly challenging herself through new creative collaborations is one of the things she loves most.

In 2020, Žofie released her debut album Impressions, consisting of original compositions performed by her Gothenburg-based band Peacock Tree. In her solo project Žofiiny miniatury, she freely improvises with loop pedal, flute, bass clarinet, and voice. Žofie is part of several bands and orchestras, such as Bosphorus Ensemble, Göteborgs Alternativa Orkester, a Duo Sololá with guitarist Afra Rubino, and other musical collaborations.

She has performed at venues such as Stora Teatern, Fasching, Riksscenen, Urkult, Umefolk, Viljandi Folk Music Festival, Jazz Dock or Czech Music Crossroads.

In 2023 she received “STIM stipendium” for her compositions on the album “Impressions”.

Žofie practices Buddhist meditation and Ashtanga yoga, practices that complement her music-making by exploring the breath, body and awareness. They help her find presence—where practice, daily life, instrument practice, and music making merge into a philosophy for life.

Her latest big passion is electric bass.

To name some other collaborations, Zofie is regularly substituting with Spöket i köket (flute) and Lecheburre (bass), she played with Hannah Tolf and the Milk Factory (BE), flute, Sallyswag (bass), Wouter Vandenabeele, Ahmad Al Khatib, Anders Hagberg, Jan Šikl, Free Balkan Quintet or collaborated with film composer Sveinung Nygaard. She’s been a part of the winning composition Chand Ke Phool at Beyond Music album 2022.
In addition to her work as a musician, she has been a woodwind teacher, workshop leader, and artistic leader at the world music camp Ethno.

Žofie holds a degree from the World Music program at the Academy of Music and Drama (HSM) in Gothenburg, a bachelor’s degree in musicology from Charles University in Prague, and a degree in classical and jazz flute from the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory in Prague.