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Pavel Bořkovec

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Pavel Bořkovec (June 10, 1894 in Prague - July 22, 1972 in Prague) was a Czech composer and music teacher.

Bořkovec studied at the Prague Conservatory under Josef Suk. From 1946 to 1967 he taught at the Academy of Musical Arts in Prague. His students there included Pavel Blatný, Jiří Pauer, Vladimír Sommer, Petr Eben, Jan Klusák and Jan Truhlář. He composed around two operas, two piano concertos, one concerto grosso, a ballet, and five string quartets.

Selected works

  • Piano Concerto Nr. 1, 1931
  • Satyr, Opera after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1942
  • Concerto grosso, 1942
  • Piano Concerto Nr. 2, 1949-50
  • Paleček, Opera, 1959

References

  • The information in this article is based on that in its German equivalent.