Bohdan Warchal

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Bohdan Warchal (27 January 1930, Orlová, Czechoslovakia – 30 December 2000, Bratislava, Slovakia) was a Slovak violinist, a member of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and founder, chief conductor and soloist of the Slovak Chamber Orchestra.

His Naxos Records discography includes the Bach Brandenburg Concerti and Handel's Water and Fireworks Music. For cpo he has recorded many of Michael Haydn's symphonies.

Positions

1957–1964 - concertmaster of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
1964 - artistic leader of the Slovak Chamber Orchestra
1959–1963 - external pedagogue at the State Conservatory Bratislava
1980 - pedagogue at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava
1995 - moved from the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra to the Prague Chamber Orchestra
1997 - became the leader of the Slovak Chamber Orchestra again

External links

Naxos biography
Osobnosti.sk biography (Slovak)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 44495795 LCCN: n82077253 ISNI: 0000 0001 0893 5490 GND: 132625830 BNF: cb14001300s

Persondata
Name	Warchal, Bohdan
Alternative names
Short description	Slovak violinist and conductor
Date of birth	27 January 1930
Place of birth	Orlová, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	30 December 2000
Place of death	Bratislava, Slovakia

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Bohdan Warchal

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