• 1975 – 1980

    Conservatory in Žilina (oboe – Milada Hrianková), during studies member of Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina

  • 1980 – 1983

    Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (Rudolf Novák)

  • 1982

    half year study in Paris (Pierre Pierlot)

  • 1986 – 2007

    first oboe in the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava

  • in 1991/1992 season

    member of the Symphony Orchestra of Oviedo City in Spain (solo oboist)

  • since 2007

    oboist in the Orchestra of the Opera of the Slovak National Theatre (deputy section leader)

  • since 2012

    study of conducting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (Jaroslav Kyzlink)

Michal Šintál actively performs in the Bratislava Wind Octet, Wind Quartet I Fiati (with this ensemble he attended Festival of Chamber Music in Normandy, France) and in Cappella Istropolitana. He is a founding member of Metropolitan Orchestra in Bratislava.

As a soloist he has cooperated with State Philharmonic Košice, State Opera Banská Bystrica, Mozart Serenaden Orchester Salzburg, České Budějovice Symphony Orchestra.

He is also interested in conducting and arranging music for various musical groups.

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