Zdeněk Chalabala

Zdeněk Chalabala (18 April 1899, Uherské Hradiště – 4 March 1962) was a Czech conductor. He conducted orchestras in Prague, Ostrava, Moscow.

In 1924 he founded Slovácká filharmonie. He was chief opera conductor of the Slovak National Theatre, where he produced many Yugoslav and Russian operas. He was also conductor in the National Theatre of Brno. His students included Vítězslava Kaprálová.