There is an overview of important Czech artists. It could be sorted by name, or type.
personalities
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- ADÁMEK, Ondřej
Czech composer
- ADAMUS, Jan
český hobojista
- ÁGHOVÁ, Livia
Slovakian soprano from the Hungarian family
- ANČERL, Karel
Czech conductor
- ARDAŠEV, Igor
Czech pianist
- BAKALA, Břetislav
Czech conductor, pianist and composer
- BĚLOHLÁVEK, Jiří
Czech conductor
- BEŇAČKOVÁ, Gabriela
Slovakian soprano
- BENDA, František
Bohemian composer, conductor, distinguish representative of the Czech musical classicism
- BENDA, Jiří Antonín
Composer and conductor of Czech origin
- BERG, Josef
composer and writer
- BERMAN, Karel
Czech bass singer, opera director, pedagogue, translater of librettos
Jiří Bělohlávek
(*24. 2. 1946 Prague)
Czech conductorHe studied violoncello and conducting with Bohumír Liška, Alois Klíma and Robert Brock at the Prague Conservatory and the Academy of Performing Arts. He graduated from the Master Courses with Sergio Celibidache. In 1971 he became a finalist of the Karajan Competition in Berlin. Since this time, he has regularly been a visiting conductor of many European and overseas orchestras. From 1972 he became the conductor of Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, from 1977 to 1989 he was the chief-conductor of the Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK. Through hiw devotion, he has helped the orchestra acquire an international prestige (in Europa, Japan, U.S.A). Since 1973 he has been the visiting conductor in the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and from 1981, he has been the permanent conductor of it, between 1990-92 he was the chief-conductor. In 1994 he founded the Prague Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, an orchestra of young musicians. From 1995 to 2000 he was a guest conductor, and since 2005 he has been the chief conductor of the BBC Orchestra. Since 1979 he has been working in theatre: i.e. Comic Opera in Berlin, National Theatre in Prague, Metropolitan Opera in New York (i.e. Wagner´s Tristan and Isolda in 2003). He participates in many festivals, such as in Glyndebourne with Janáček´s Jenůfa, which was awarded with Barclay’s Theatre Award in London. In 1995 he became a professor of conducting at the Prague Academy of Performing Arts. J. Bělohlávek has received many awards for performances of the works of Martinů and. With the Prague Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra he studied many chamber Czech works (including Novák, Suk and Dvořák).
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