Bohdan Warchal (27 January 1930 in
Orlová
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,
Czechoslovakia
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– 30 December 2000 in
Bratislava
Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...
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Slovakia
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) was a
Slovak violinist, a member of the
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and founder, chief conductor and soloist of the
Slovak Chamber Orchestra.
His
Naxos Records
Naxos comprises numerous companies, divisions, imprints, and labels specializing in classical music but also audiobooks and other genres. The premier label is Naxos Records, which focuses on classical music. Naxos Musical Group encompasses about ...
discography includes the Bach Brandenburg Concerti and Handel's Water and Fireworks Music. For cpo he has recorded many of
Michael Haydn
Johann Michael Haydn (; 14 September 1737 – 10 August 1806) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn.
Life
Michael Haydn was born in 1737 in the Austrian village of Rohra ...
's symphonies.
Positions
* 1957 – 1964 – concertmaster of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
* 1964 – artistic leader of the
Slovak Chamber Orchestra
* 1959 – 1963 – external pedagogue at the State Conservatory Bratislava
* 1980 – pedagogue at the
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava
* 1995 – moved from the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra to the Prague Chamber Orchestra
* 1997 – became the leader of the Slovak Chamber Orchestra again
See also
*
The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time
External links
Naxos biographyOsobnosti.sk biography
1930 births
2000 deaths
Slovak conductors (music)
Male conductors (music)
Slovak violinists
People from Orlová
Czechoslovak conductors (music)
20th-century violinists
20th-century male musicians
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