Štěpán Jinek has been playing the bassoon since the age of six. At an early age, he successfully established himself at prestigious interpretation competitions and shows. These include awards at the National Competition of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (2015, 2018, 2019), the Interpretation Shows of the Czech Association of Two-Reed Instruments (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021), the International Interpretation Competition Pro Bohemia Ostrava (2023) and the International Interpretation Competition of Wind Instruments Brno (2022, 2024).
Between 2019 and 2025, he was a student of the bassoon class of Ondřej Roskovec, solo bassoonist of the Czech Philharmonic, at the Prague Conservatory. In 2025, he graduated with a solo concert with the Prague Conservatory Symphony Orchestra in the Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum. Since the same year, he has continued his studies at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim with Prof. Ole Kristian Dahl.
As a soloist, chamber and orchestral player, he has collaborated with a number of important ensembles, such as the Philharmonia Octet chamber ensemble or the Prague Philharmonia (formerly the Prague Chamber Philharmonic), the Pilsen Philharmonic, the South Bohemian Philharmonic, the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Czech Philharmonic. In 2022, he performed as a soloist with the PKF – Prague Philharmonia. He also premiered solo compositions by Petr Wajsar (2021) and Jiří Trtík (2024).
He collaborates annually with the Czech Student Philharmonic, with whom he performs at educational and subscription concerts of the Czech Philharmonic. In addition to playing the bassoon, he also plays the piano and organ and occasionally deals with arranging and composing.