Person

Václav Smetáček

Václav Smetáček (30 September 1906 in Brno – 18 February 1986 in Prague) was a Czech conductor, composer, and oboist.

He studied in Prague among others with Jaroslav Křička, conducting with Metod Doležil and Pavel Dědeček, musicology, aesthetics, and philosophy at Charles University, receiving his doctorate in musicology in 1933. He was the founder and member of the Prague Wind Quintet (1928), wit…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Czechia
Born
September 30th, 1906
Died
February 18th, 1986
Genres
Labels
Deutsche Grammophon
Supraphon
Le Chant du Monde
Last updated: February 23rd, 2019

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