Neumann made his debut as a conductor with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in 1948, remaining as a conductor with that ensemble through 1950.[1] In 1951 he became principal conductor of the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra. He left that post in 1954 to become principal conductor of the Brno Symphony Orchestra (SOKB). In 1956, he began to conduct at the Komische Oper in Berlin; beginning with a celebrated production of Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen on 30 May 1956.[1] He toured with that production to Paris and Weisbaden; conducting a total of 215 performance between the three cities.[1] He remained at the Komische Oper for eight years, leaving in 1964 to become conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and General Music Director of the Leipzig Opera.[1] He stayed there until 1968, when he became principal conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, a post he held until 1990 and again in 1992-1993.[1] He was concurrently General Music Director of the Stuttgart Staatsoper from 1970 through 1973.[1]
František Sláma Archive: More on the history of the Czech Philharmonic between the 1940s and the 1980s. Sections Conductors and The Czech Philharmonic and the people around it
Vaclav Neumann. A necrologue in The New York Times by Allan Kozinn. Published: September 6, 1995
Review Digest for Performances by Vaclav Neumann on ClassicsToday
Neumann rehearing Dvořák's cello concerto with the Czech Philharmonic.
January 01, 1970
václav, neumann, october, 1920, september, 1995, czech, conductor, violinist, violist, opera, director, wiener, flötenuhr, 1982life, career, editneumann, born, prague, where, studied, prague, conservatory, with, josef, micka, violin, pavel, dědeček, metod, dol. Vaclav Neumann 29 October 1920 2 September 1995 1 was a Czech conductor violinist violist and opera director Wiener Flotenuhr 1982Life and career editNeumann was born in Prague where he studied at the Prague Conservatory with Josef Micka violin and Pavel Dedecek and Metod Dolezil conducting from 1940 through 1945 1 He co founded the Smetana Quartet playing 1st violin and then viola 1 Neumann made his debut as a conductor with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in 1948 remaining as a conductor with that ensemble through 1950 1 In 1951 he became principal conductor of the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra He left that post in 1954 to become principal conductor of the Brno Symphony Orchestra SOKB In 1956 he began to conduct at the Komische Oper in Berlin beginning with a celebrated production of Janacek s The Cunning Little Vixen on 30 May 1956 1 He toured with that production to Paris and Weisbaden conducting a total of 215 performance between the three cities 1 He remained at the Komische Oper for eight years leaving in 1964 to become conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and General Music Director of the Leipzig Opera 1 He stayed there until 1968 when he became principal conductor of the Czech Philharmonic a post he held until 1990 and again in 1992 1993 1 He was concurrently General Music Director of the Stuttgart Staatsoper from 1970 through 1973 1 Neumann taught conducting at the Prague Academy for Music where his students included Oliver von Dohnanyi and Vitezslav Podrazil Neumann was particularly noted as a champion of Czech music and made the first studio recording of Leos Janacek s opera The Excursions of Mr Broucek in 1962 Neumann can be seen conducting the Czech Philharmonic in a recording of the Dvorak Cello Concerto with Julian Lloyd Webber This is featured in the 1988 film Dvorak In Love by director Tony Palmer References edit a b c d e f g h i Alena Nemcova 2001 Neumann Vaclav Grove Music Online 8th ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 gmo 9781561592630 article 19780 ISBN 978 1 56159 263 0 External links editFrantisek Slama Archive More on the history of the Czech Philharmonic between the 1940s and the 1980s Sections Conductors and The Czech Philharmonic and the people around it Vaclav Neumann A necrologue in The New York Times by Allan Kozinn Published September 6 1995 Review Digest for Performances by Vaclav Neumann on ClassicsToday Neumann rehearing Dvorak s cello concerto with the Czech Philharmonic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vaclav Neumann amp oldid 1222152503, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
