Ivan Večtomov (Иван Николаевич Вечтомов, January 22, 1902,
Yekaterinburg
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– April 25, 1981,
Prague
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) was a Czech composer and cellist of Russian origin. He was the father of Czech cellist
Saša Večtomov
Saša Večtomov (12 December 1930 – 29 December 1989) was a Czechoslovak cellist and music pedagogue.
Biography
Večtomov first studied piano and cello with his father, cellist/composer Ivan Večtomov (1902–81), a soloist in the Czech Phil ...
and guitarist
Vladimír Večtomov and the uncle of Russian painter
Nikolai Evgenievich Vechtomov.
Education
Večtomov studied at
Prague Conservatory under
Ladislav Zelenka
Ladislav is a Czech, Slovak and Croatian variant of the Slavic name Vladislav. The female form of this name is Ladislava.
Folk etymology occasionally links ''Ladislav'' with the Slavic goddess Lada.
Spellings and variations
In Bulgarian ...
, then from 1928 to 1930 in Paris under
Diran Alexanian
Diran Alexanian ( hy, Տիրան Ալեքսանեան) (April 12, 1881, Constantinople – 1954, Chamonix, France) was an Armenian cello teacher and one of the world's greatest virtuoso cellists.
Early life
He started his studies in music und ...
.
Career
Beginning in 1931 Večtomov served as cellist for the
Prague Quartet. In 1945 he became concertmaster of the
Czech Philharmonic
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History
The name "Czech Philharmonic Orchestra" appeared for the first time in 1894, as the title ...
.
In 1949 Večtomov interpreted the premiere of "Concertino for cello, wind & brass ensemble, percussion & piano in C minor" by