Jaroslav Krombholc (
Prague
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, 30 January 1918 - 16 July 1983) was a Czechoslovak conductor.
Biography
Krombholc was born in a musician family. He studied in
Prague Conservatory
The Prague Conservatory () is a public music school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1808. Currently, the school offers four- or six-year courses, which can be compared to the level of a high school diploma in other countries. Graduates c ...
in 1937-1940 and nearby
Václav Talich
Václav Talich (; 28 May 1883, Kroměříž – 16 March 1961, Beroun) was a Czech conductor, violinist and later a musical pedagogue. He is remembered today as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, the object of countless reissue ...
until 1942. After, he became conductor and director of different theatres.
He made various recordings of Czech operas for
Supraphon
Supraphon Music Publishing is a Czech record label, oriented mainly towards publishing classical music and popular music, with an emphasis on Czech and Slovak composers.
History
The Supraphon name was first registered as a trademark in 1932. Th ...
, notably
Janáček's ''
Káťa Kabanová
''Káťa Kabanová'' (also known in various spellings including ''Katia'', ''Katja'', ''Katya'', and ''Kabanowa'') is an opera in three acts, with music by Leoš Janáček to a libretto by the composer based on ''The Storm (Ostrovsky), The Storm'' ...
,'' and
Martinů's ''
Julietta
''Julietta'' is an opera by Bohuslav Martinů, who also wrote the libretto, in French, based on the play ''Juliette ou la Clé des songes'' (''Juliette, or The Key of Dreams)'' by the French author Georges Neveux. A libretto in Czech was later pr ...
.''
[''The rough guide to opera'' ed Matthew Boyden, Nick Kimberley] He was succeeded as chief conductor and director of the
National Theatre, Prague
The National Theatre () is a historic opera house in Prague, Czech Republic. It is known as the alma mater of Czech opera, and as the national monument of Czech history and art.
The National Theatre belongs to the most important Czech cultural ...
by
Václav Talich
Václav Talich (; 28 May 1883, Kroměříž – 16 March 1961, Beroun) was a Czech conductor, violinist and later a musical pedagogue. He is remembered today as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, the object of countless reissue ...
.
His wife was the soprano
Maria Tauberová.
External links
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References
Czech conductors (music)
Male conductors (music)
1918 births
1983 deaths
20th-century Czech male musicians
Czechoslovak conductors (music)
Prague Conservatory alumni
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