Petra Poláčková began her guitar studies at the age of six at the Elementary Art School in Roznov pod Radhostem. She obtained her Bachelor and Master Degrees with Prof. Paolo Pegoraro at Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, Austria. In addition to her degree studies, Petra Poláčková has participated in an impressive number of master classes throughout Europe presented by internationally acclaimed classical guitarists and musicians.

As a result of her extraordinary musicianship, consummate virtuosity, and numerous first place prizes, she has been invited to perform and lead masterclasses at many prestigious European and also non-European guitar festivals

Currently she is teaching in Austria at the Franz Schubert Music School Fürstenfeld, Johann-Joseph-Fux Konservatorium Graz and Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg. In June 2020, she released her CD debut “WEISS” with music by the German lutenist Sylvius Leopold Weiss, recorded on a 9-string romantic guitar.