František OndříčekFrantišek Ondříček (memorial plaque in Prague)
His younger brother Karel Ondříček (b. 1865) for a while lead the orchestra of the National Theatre, Prague, and was to go on to have a successful musical career in the USA.
František Ondříček was born in Prague, the son of the violinist and conductor Jan Ondříček. He studied at the Prague Conservatory under Antonín Bennewitz, and was then supported by Henryk Wieniawski through two years studying at the Paris Conservatoire with Lambert Massart. He shared a first prize with Achille Rivarde.
He was the soloist in the first performance of Dvořák's Violin Concerto, Op. 53 in Prague on 14 October 1883, and performed it again in Vienna on 2 December. In the late 1880s he settled in Vienna, where he taught. He also published a technical treatise on violin technique in 1909.
As well as being a highly regarded violinist, Ondříček was also a composer, his works including a set of Bohemian Dances Op. 3 for violin and piano composed in 1883, a Bohemian Rhapsody Op. 21 for violin and piano from 1906, and a String Quartet Op. 22 from 1907. He also left cadenzas for several violin concertos, including those of Mozart and Brahms.
Selected worksedit
Chamber music
String Quartet in A♭ major, Op. 22 (1905-1907)
Romance in A major for cello and piano, Op. 2
Violin and piano
Ballade in A♭ major, Op. 1 (1877)
Danses bohèmes (Bohemian Dances), Op. 3 (1883, published 1891)
Fantasie on Motifs from the Opera "The Bartered Bride" by Bedřich Smetana, Op. 9 (1888)
Barcarole in G major, Op. 10 (1890)
Romance in D major, Op. 12 (1891)
A la Canzona, Morceau de Concert, Op. 13 (1894)
Vzpomínání (Sorrowful Rêverie), Op. 14 (published 1895); transcription of No. 6 from Antonín Dvořák's Poetické nálady, Op. 85
františek, ondříček, april, 1857, april, 1922, czech, violinist, composer, gave, first, performance, violin, concerto, antonín, dvořák, achievements, were, recognised, rare, award, honorary, membership, philharmonic, society, london, royal, philharmonic, socie. Frantisek Ondricek 29 April 1857 12 April 1922 was a Czech violinist and composer He gave the first performance of the Violin Concerto by Antonin Dvorak and his achievements were recognised by the rare award of honorary membership of the Philharmonic Society of London now the Royal Philharmonic Society in 1891 Frantisek OndricekFrantisek Ondricek memorial plaque in Prague His younger brother Karel Ondricek b 1865 for a while lead the orchestra of the National Theatre Prague and was to go on to have a successful musical career in the USA Frantisek Ondricek was born in Prague the son of the violinist and conductor Jan Ondricek He studied at the Prague Conservatory under Antonin Bennewitz and was then supported by Henryk Wieniawski through two years studying at the Paris Conservatoire with Lambert Massart He shared a first prize with Achille Rivarde He was the soloist in the first performance of Dvorak s Violin Concerto Op 53 in Prague on 14 October 1883 and performed it again in Vienna on 2 December In the late 1880s he settled in Vienna where he taught He also published a technical treatise on violin technique in 1909 After World War I Ondricek returned to Prague where he directed the violin masterclass at the Prague Conservatory Notable students include composer Karel Navratil See List of music students by teacher N to Q Frantisek Ondricek He died in Milan As well as being a highly regarded violinist Ondricek was also a composer his works including a set of Bohemian Dances Op 3 for violin and piano composed in 1883 a Bohemian Rhapsody Op 21 for violin and piano from 1906 and a String Quartet Op 22 from 1907 He also left cadenzas for several violin concertos including those of Mozart and Brahms Selected works editChamber musicString Quartet in A major Op 22 1905 1907 Romance in A major for cello and piano Op 2Violin and pianoBallade in A major Op 1 1877 Danses bohemes Bohemian Dances Op 3 1883 published 1891 Fantasie on Motifs from the Opera The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana Op 9 1888 Barcarole in G major Op 10 1890 Romance in D major Op 12 1891 A la Canzona Morceau de Concert Op 13 1894 Vzpominani Sorrowful Reverie Op 14 published 1895 transcription of No 6 from Antonin Dvorak s Poeticke nalady Op 85 Skocna Czech Dance from the Opera The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana Op 15 published 1895 Fantasie on Motifs from the Opera A Life for the Tsar by Mikhail Glinka Op 16 1889 Nocturno Op 17 1900 Scherzo capriccioso in D minor Op 18 1901 Rhapsodie boheme in E minor Op 21 1906 Valse triste 1913 Ukolebavka Lullaby 1913 Idylka published 1956 transcription of piano composition Op 7 No 4 II by Josef Suk Koncertni etuda Concert Etude in D major Koncertni etuda Concert Etude in E majorPianoDumka Elegie published 1907 Pedagogical worksPatnact umeleckych etud 15 Artistic Etudes for violin solo or violin and piano published 1912 Tagliche Ubungen Daily Exercises for the Violinist published 1909 Elementarschule des Violinspiels Elementary School for the Violinist published 1910 Mittelstufe des Violinspiels Intermediate School for the Violinist published 1909 Neue Methode zur Erlangung der Meistertechnik des Violinspiels New Method for Acquiring the Master Technique of Violin Playing published 1909 References editVyslouzil Jiri 1980 Sadie Stanley ed The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Macmillan Publishers Ltd London ISBN 1 56159 174 2 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frantisek Ondricek Free scores by Frantisek Ondricek at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frantisek Ondricek amp oldid 1175038711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
