Ivo Sedlacek graduated from the Academy of Musical Arts in Prague as a student of the renowned Czech violinist Vaclav Snitil. After graduation in 1991 he set out for India, where he studied Indian classical music for five years. He received personal guidance from a number of great Hindustani violinists. Ivo studied further with renowned vocalist and musicologist Pandit Dinkar Kaikini, and legendary flute master, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. He received training in South Indian classical music from Prof.T.N.Krishnan and R.Swaminathan.