Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech Conductor and Classical Music Maestro

Jiří Bělohlávek was a renowned Czech conductor, celebrated for his interpretations of Czech classical music, particularly the works of composers such as Antonín Dvořák and Bedřich Smetana. Born on February 24, 1946, in Prague, he became one of the leading figures in the classical music world both in his native country and internationally. Bělohlávek studied at the Prague Conservatory and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague before beginning his professional career at the Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra. He later became the chief conductor of the Prague Symphony Orchestra and subsequently the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, with which he had a long and distinguished association.