František Rauch
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Rauch became known as a [[chamber music]]ian, including pianist of the esteemed [[Pražské Trio]] with {{ill|Bruno Bělčík|de}} and {{ill|František Smetana|cs}}, and as a concert pianist. His repertoire focused on compositions by [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]], [[Bedřich Smetana|Smetana]], [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]], [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]] and [[Vítězslav Novák]]. In Poland he was in demand as interpreter of the works of [[Frédéric Chopin|Chopin]]. |
Rauch became known as a [[chamber music]]ian, including pianist of the esteemed [[Pražské Trio]] with {{ill|Bruno Bělčík|de}} and {{ill|František Smetana|cs}}, and as a concert pianist. His repertoire focused on compositions by [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]], [[Bedřich Smetana|Smetana]], [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]], [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]] and [[Vítězslav Novák]]. In Poland he was in demand as interpreter of the works of [[Frédéric Chopin|Chopin]]. |
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Rauch made around 60 recordings (mainly for [[Supraphon]]), including the piano cycle Pan and other piano works by his teacher Novák. As president of the Czech Chopin Society, he was the promoter of the Chopin Festival in [[Mariánské Lázně]]. He taught at the Prague Conservatory from 1939 for more than forty years and was the teacher of musicians such as [[Petr Eben]], [[Valentina Kameníková]], [[Ivan Klánský]] and the harpsichordist [[Zuzana Růžičková]]. In 1975 he acted as a jury member for the first [[Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition|Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition]].[http://www.santanderpianocompetition.com/C_Concursos_Premiados.aspx#IIConcurso "Winners, Juries, Orchestras and Guest Artists – II International Competition 1975"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716004813/http://www.santanderpianocompetition.com/C_Concursos_Premiados.aspx#IIConcurso |date=2011-07-16 }}, Santander Piano Competition |
Rauch made around 60 recordings (mainly for [[Supraphon]]), including the piano cycle Pan and other piano works by his teacher Novák. As president of the Czech Chopin Society, he was the promoter of the Chopin Festival in [[Mariánské Lázně]]. He taught at the Prague Conservatory from 1939 for more than forty years and was the teacher of musicians such as [[Petr Eben]], [[Valentina Kameníková]], [[Ivan Klánský]] and the harpsichordist [[Zuzana Růžičková]]. In 1975 he acted as a jury member for the first [[Paloma O'Shea International Piano Competition|Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition]].[http://www.santanderpianocompetition.com/C_Concursos_Premiados.aspx#IIConcurso "Winners, Juries, Orchestras and Guest Artists – II International Competition 1975"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716004813/http://www.santanderpianocompetition.com/C_Concursos_Premiados.aspx#IIConcurso |date=2011-07-16 }}, Santander Piano Competition |
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[[Category:Merited Artists of Czechoslovakia]] |
[[Category:Merited Artists of Czechoslovakia]] |
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[[Category:Prague Conservatory alumni]] |
[[Category:Prague Conservatory alumni]] |
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