Jan Talich Jan Talich, Jr. (born 11 March 1967 in

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) is Czech

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ist and

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. Talich studied at the

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and later at the Prague Academy of Music under

Václav Snítil Václav Snítil (1 March 1928, in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic – 19 July 2015, in Prague) was a Czech violinist and music educator. He first studied with his teacher being Czech violinist Jaroslav Kocián for 8 years from 1942 to 1950, and co ...

. He received scholarships to further his education in both the US with Shmuel Ashkenasi and then with Yfrah Neaman at the

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in England. In 1989 he won 1st prize at the ''Václav Huml International Violin Competition'' in

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, which launched his international solo career, playing with orchestras and giving recitals throughout Europe and the USA. Jan Talich has recorded several solo CDs of Czech music, as well as Beethoven and Mozart concertos. He regularly gives masterclasses both at home and abroad: in Telč,

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, Prades and the Conservatoire Superieur in Paris. With the Talich Quartet, founded by his uncle, Jan Talich, Sr. (1945-2020), he has performed to great acclaim, regularly touring the major venues of Japan, South America, Mexico and South Korea.Programme of Talich Quartet concert
in DeSingel ( Antwerp) on 16 December 1989. Retrieved on 13 August 2018. As well as conducting his own orchestra since its foundation he has, in the last few years, begun to broaden his career as a conductor. He is now increasingly asked to work as a guest conductor with many other orchestras in the

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and abroad. Since 2008/09 he has been chief conductor of South Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic (Jihočeská komorní filharmonie). Jan Talich plays violins by J. Gagliana (1780) and A. Stradivarius (1729).

References

External links

Jan Talich websiteHarmonie, interview with Jan Talich
{{DEFAULTSORT:Talich, Jan 1967 births Living people Czech classical violinists Czech male classical violinists Czech conductors (music) Czech male conductors (music) 21st-century conductors (music) 21st-century classical violinists 21st-century Czech male musicians Musicians from Prague Prague Conservatory alumni