Jaroslav Krombholc

Jaroslav Krombholc (Prague, 30 January 1918 - 16 July 1983) was a Czechoslovak conductor.^[1]

Jaroslav Krombholc
Born	30 January 1918 Prague, Austria-Hungary (now Prague, Czech Republic)
Died	(1983-07-16)16 July 1983 (aged 65) Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Prague, Czech Republic)
Occupation	Conductor
Signature

Grave of Jaroslav Krombholc and Maria Tauberová, in Mělník

Biography

Krombholc was born in a musician family. He studied in Prague Conservatory in 1937-1940 and nearby Václav Talich until 1942. After, he became conductor and director of different theatres. He made various recordings of Czech operas for Supraphon, notably Janáček's Káťa Kabanová,^[2] and Martinů's Julietta.^[3] He was succeeded as chief conductor and director of the National Theatre, Prague by Václav Talich.

His wife was the soprano Maria Tauberová.

External links

• "page on National Theatre" (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2013-10-02.