Czech Radio mourns Vladimír Válek, longtime conductor of its symphony orchestra

Name: Czech Radio mourns Vladimír Válek, longtime conductor of its symphony orchestra
Uploaded: 2025-02-27T23:06:56+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: Czech Radio is mourning one of its prominent music personalities – conductor of the Czech Radio Sympohony Orchestra Vladimír Válek, who led the ensemble for an incredible 26 years. Born on September 2, 1935 in Nový Jičín, Válek studied trombone and viola at the conservatory in Kroměříž and later conducting at the Academy of Performing

Photo: Tomáš Vodňanský, Czech Radio

Czech Radio is mourning one of its prominent music personalities – conductor of the Czech Radio Sympohony Orchestra Vladimír Válek, who led the ensemble for an incredible 26 years.

Born on September 2, 1935 in Nový Jičín, Válek studied trombone and viola at the conservatory in Kroměříž and later conducting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

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