Pavel Steidl was born in Rakovnik (Czech Republic). Since he won first prize at the Radio France International Competition in Paris in 1982, he has become one of the most widely celebrated soloists of his generation.
In 1987 he decided to emigrate to Netherland were after years of studying and getting inspiration from many different artist he has created his own style which is not ignoring authentic way of intepretatione 19th-century guitar literature on periodic instruments and going far to some world music elements.
Pavel Steidl also composes himself and his own compositions are often played on his concerts. He played in more then 50 countries of the world from among Canada, USA, China, India, Ja-pan, Europe, South and Central America and many others.
On demand of Italian Guitar Magazine Guitart the readers decided to choose him as a guitar player of the year 2004.
Pavel Steidl is a pedagogue of classical guitar at the Academy of performing arts in Prague. Pavel Steidl plays many instruments, but mainly Francisco Simplicio (1926) and Franz Butcher (2008), Walter Verreydt (2016), Federico Sheppard (2016), romantic guitar: copies of J.G.Stauffer guitar made by B. Kresse and original instrument from the beginning of the 19th century Nikolaus G. Riescca (1830).