Jiří Hudec (composer)

Jiří Hudec
Born August 31, 1923
Brno, Moravia
Died July 28, 1996
Nationality Czech
Occupation Composer, conductor and organist
Known for promoting Moravian and Slovak music

Jiří Hudec (Brno, Moravia, August 31, 1923 – July 28, 1996) was a Czech composer, conductor, arranger and organist.

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Life

Hudec studied organ at the State Conservatory in Brno, under F. Michálek. In addition, he studied composing with Vilém Petrželka and conducting with Antonín Balatka.[1] From 1944 to 1946, he also studied the piano privately under Ludvík Kundera.[1] Later, he continued his studies of conducting at the Janáček Academy of Musical Arts. From 1953 to 1972 he was a conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the Czech broadcasting studio Brno (BERO).[1] From 1971 he worked as a radio director of chamber and symphonic music in Brno.

His great achievement was the promotion of the repertoire of Moravian and Slovak composers in radio broadcasts. He composed music for 15 films, and over 150 compositions for radio orchestras.[1] The majority of his works are orchestral, but also many for concert band. His compositions are often based on folklore and songs from the Moravian region.

Hudec's eponymous son is a well known double bass player, professor at the Prague Academy for Music and member of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.

Selected compositions

Orchestral
Wind orchestra
Concertante
Chamber music

References

This article incorporates information from this version of the equivalent article on the Dutch Wikipedia.

External links

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