General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderJirák, Karel Boleslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationChicago, Illinois
Send date15.06.1965
RecipientŠolc, Karel
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationPrague
Note on Recipient‘s locationNezamyslova 5, Praha 2
LanguageCzech
AcquiredCopy from Czech Museum of Music, "estate of Karel Šolc", 09/2021
Owner of the sourceČeské muzeum hudby
Former owner- Soukromý vlastník, Private owner
Call number at IBMŠolK 1965-06-15
Content and physical description
ContentKarel Boleslav Jirák tells about complicated relations with institutions and personalities of musical life in Czechoslovakia. He also talks about his time in America. The two concerts he played with the university orchestra in the past academic year were a great success. There is a possibility of a trip to Europe to celebrate the centennial of the Chicago Musical College. KBJ does not forget Czech music; the first concert began with the Vltava River. He doesn't like the way Hungarian conductors play Dvořák. The problem is that "we only have Kubelík, and he is not enough for everything". He talks about his meeting with members of the Prague Chamber Orchestra who came to the USA. He did not like the sound of the oboes. He talks about his plans for the summer and the weather in America. In the letter he mentions, among other things, the intrigues after his departure from Czechoslovak Radio.
Total number of leaves2
Number of pages bearing text2
FixationTypescript, handwritten signature
AttachmentsEnvelope
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Digitized atČMH
Date of digitisation09/2021

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Location as subject
London
Mexico
Naples
Rome
Spain
Person as subject
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Bořkovec, Pavel
Brahms, Johannes
Daniel, František
Dvořák, Antonín
Janáček, Leoš
Jaroch, Jiří
Jesenská, Růžena
Kalmus, Alfred
Kubelík, Rafael
Mácal, Zdeněk
Pekárek, Rudolf
Roussel, Albert
Solti, Georg
Šostakovič, Dmitrij
Vomáčka, Boleslav
Corporation as subject
Česká filharmonie
Československý rozhlas
Chicago Musical College
Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft
Hudební matice Umělecké besedy
Hudební rozhledy
Národní muzeum
New York Times
Panton
Pražská komorní filharmonie
Pražská konzervatoř
Roosevelt University
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