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Ivan Večtomov

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Ivan Večtomov
circa 1946
Born
Иван Николаевич Вечтомов

(1902-01-22)January 22, 1902
DiedApril 25, 1981(1981-04-25) (aged 79)
Occupation(s)Cellist, composer, arranger, pedagogue
ChildrenSaša, Vladimír
RelativesSonja Vectomov (granddaughter)
David Woodard (grandson-in-law)

Ivan Večtomov (Иван Николаевич Вечтомов, January 22, 1902, Yekaterinburg – April 25, 1981, Prague) was a Czech composer and cellist of Russian origin. He was the father of Czech cellist Saša Večtomov and guitarist Vladimír Večtomov and the uncle of Russian painter Nikolai Evgenievich Vechtomov.

Education

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Večtomov studied at Prague Conservatory under Ladislav Zelenka, then from 1928 to 1930 in Paris under Diran Alexanian.

Career

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Beginning in 1931 Večtomov served as cellist for the Prague Quartet.[1]: 355  In 1945 he became concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic.[2]: 79 

In 1949 Večtomov interpreted the premiere of "Concertino for cello, wind & brass ensemble, percussion & piano in C minor" by Bohuslav Martinů, under direction of Václav Neumann.

As soloist Večtomov collaborated with renowned musicians including Zuzana Růžičková.[3]: 427 

From 1951 until retirement, Večtomov taught at Prague Conservatory.[4]: 38 

References

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  1. ^ Rautenberg, H.-W., ed., Wanderungen und Kulturaustausch im östlichen Mitteleuropa (Munich: Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, 2006), p. 355.
  2. ^ Iblová, M., Česká filharmonie pod tlakem stalinské kulturní politiky v padesátých letech (Prague: Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2014), p. 79.
  3. ^ Růžičková, Z., Lebensfuge: Wie Bachs Musik mir half zu überleben (Berlin: Ullstein Verlag, 2019), p. 427.
  4. ^ Epstein, A. D., ed., Художник Оскар Рабин: запечатленная судьба (Artist Oscar Rabin: Sealed Fate) (Moscow: Новое литературное обозрение, 2015), p. 38.
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