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
Karel Ančerl
(*11. 4. 1908 Tučapy, near Soběslav) †3. 7. 1973 Toronto)
Czech conductorAt the Conservatory in Prague he studied conducting with P. Dědeček and V. Talich, the composition with J. Křička and A. Hába (in 1931 he prepared the world premiere of Alois Hába´s Mother with Hermannem Scherchenem in Munich and received an award for the production from the International Society for Contemporary Music. From 1931 to 1933 he worked as a conductor at the Free Theatre (Osvobozené divadlo), from 1933 to 1938 he was a conductor of the Prague Radio Orchestra. From 1942 to 1945 he was deported to the Theresienstadt´s Ghetto for racial reasons. Here, he belonged to the most active organisers of culture life. In 1944, he survived the transport to Osvětim in 1944. From 1945 to 1947 he worked in the newly established ensemble of the Great Opera of 5th May in Prague. Here, he conducted the Czech premiere of Hába´s opera Mother. In 1947 he became a conductor of the Prague Radio Orchestra, form 1950 to 1968 he remained the artistic director and chief-conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. After 1968 he worked as the chief-conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. His conducting style was modern and matter-of-fact; the music of 20th Century (Schönberg, Bartók, Stravinskij, Prokofjev, Britten) preoccupied him. He enriched the repertoire of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. He became a devoted performer of Janáček´s and Martinů´s works. He worked with orchestra very intensively and at great length. He helped to establish the prestige of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in foreign countries such as Australia, China, India to name a few. He recorded many albums for the Supraphon label.
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