Josef Vlach jako osobnost české hudby

• Main Author: Jírovcová, Anna
• Other Authors: Messiereur, Petr
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: Czech
• Published: Akademie múzických umění v Praze. Hudební fakulta AMU. Knihovna 2007
• Online Access: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-78745

This work is concerned with the life and the artistic work of the Czech violinist and conductor Josef Vlach. He was born on 8th June, in Ratměřice in central Bohemia, into the family of a butcher and amateur musician. His father and his brother were also his first music teacher. he nerolled for a course at the Prague Conservatory in 1938, to study with St. Novák , J. Micka and J. Šlajs. From 1946 - 48 he was asistent leader in the Czech Chamber Orchestra of V. Talich. Following the politically - motivated ouster of V. Talich from the orchestra's top post, the ensemble voluntarily disbanded. In 1947 Vlach completed his conservatory studies and pursued his schooling at the Prague Academy of Music, with J.Feld and J.Pekelský. In 1950 he formed Vlach Quartet, before long scoring major thriumphs at home internationally - including notably first price from the quartet competition of Liege, Belgium , in 1955. In the course of its existence, the ensemble was a regular recording studio feature ( over 160 titles), and until the termination of its work in 1976 appeared on the world's foremost concert platforms . In 1957 J.Vlach re-launched the Czech Chamber Orchestra, whose formidable artistic standard soon earned it invitations to prestigious festivals ( Osaka, Salzburg and others) and concert halls of several contonents, as well as collaboration with an impressive gallery off prominent soloists ( J.Suk, H.szeryng, L.Kogan, I.Moravec) In 1963 J.Vlach made his conducting debut with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra . From 1968 he devoted part of his time to teaching at the Prague Academy of Music. In 1981 he took over as artistic director of the Suk Chamber Orchestra, and st the same time he began to work with the Pardubice Chamber Philharmonic. He died on 17th October, 1988 ,in Swedwn, a country which became his second homeland , and where he had frequently performed and imparted his skills and knowledge as a teacher..