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Jaroslav Krombholc (
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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.


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Czech conductors (music) Male conductors (music) 1918 births 1983 deaths 20th-century Czech male musicians Czechoslovak conductors (music) Prague Conservatory alumni {{CzechRepublic-conductor-stub