ition ▁of ▁Radio ▁France ▁in ▁Paris , ▁Ste id l ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁music ian . ▁ ▁" Here ▁was ▁a ▁guitar ist ▁who ▁knew ▁how ▁to ▁laugh ▁with ▁the ▁music ▁and ▁share ▁the ▁jo ke ▁with ▁his ▁audience . ▁But ▁behind ▁the ▁ent ert ainer ▁lies ▁a ▁serious ▁artist , ▁whose ▁extended ▁composition ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁J ana ▁Ob rov ska ▁proved ▁fully ▁capable ▁of ▁stir ring ▁emot ions ▁at ▁the ▁other ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁scale . ▁Never ▁was ▁a ▁standing ▁ov ation ▁more ▁rich ly ▁des erved . ▁P avel ▁Ste id l ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁hearts ▁and ▁minds ▁of ▁a ▁capacity ▁crowd ." ▁( Class ical ▁guitar ▁magazine ) ▁ ▁Since ▁he ▁won ▁first ▁prize ▁at ▁the ▁Radio ▁France ▁International ▁Compet ition ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁he ▁has ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁celebrated ▁solo ists ▁of ▁his ▁generation . ▁Among ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁j ury ▁were ▁such ▁artists ▁as ▁Alexandre ▁T ans man , ▁Antonio ▁Lau ro ▁and ▁Maria ▁Lu isa ▁An ido . ▁ ▁Before ▁that ▁he ▁studied ▁with ▁such ▁guitar ist ▁as ▁Milan ▁Z elen ka ▁and ▁Š t ě p án ▁Rak ▁in ▁Prag ue . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁em igr ate ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁where ▁after ▁years ▁of ▁studying ▁and ▁getting ▁insp iration ▁from ▁many ▁different ▁artists ▁he ▁has ▁created ▁his ▁own ▁style ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁ign oring ▁authentic ▁way ▁of ▁interpretation ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁guitar