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Václav Smetáček

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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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Type: Person
Area: Czechia
Born: September 30th, 1906
Died: February 18th, 1986
Genres: Classical
Labels: Deutsche Grammophon

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Le Chant du Monde

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Last updated: February 23rd, 2019