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Photo : Július KowalskiAuthor: Milan David
Július Kowalski
24 Feb 1912 Ostrava – 2 Jun 2003 Bratislava
classical music: composition
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1927 – 1929 Music school of "Matice ?eská" in Moravská Ostrava (violin)
1929 – 1933 Conservatory in Prague (composing – Rudolf Karl, conducting – Pavol D?de?ek, violin – Rudolf Reissig)
1929 – 1934 choirmaster of the Workers' choir "Slavoj" in Prague
1933 – 1934 Master School of the Prague Conservatory (composing – Josef Suk, conducting – Václav Talich)
1934 – 1935 conductor of ensembles in Sremska Mitrovica and Belgrade, at the same time music teacher at the grammar school in Sriemska Mitrovica in Yugoslavia
1935 – 1936 studied composing with Alois Hába
1935 – 1939 choirmaster and conductor of various ensembles and orchestras (Tova?ov Ensemble, K?ižkov Ensemble, orchestra of the "Odkolek" company, the "Sokol" Philharmonic, radio orchestras in Prague, Bratislava and Ostrava)
1939 – 1940 studied conducting with Clemens Kraus in Salzburg and in Berlin
1940 – 1941 rehearsal pianist of the opera theatre in Salzburg
1942 – 1944 rehearsal pianist, orchestra member and conductor of the Belgrade National Theatre, concurrently rehearsal pianist in Salzburg
1945 – 1946 choirmaster and conductor of the Opera in Bratislava
1946 – 1947 head of the Tatran ensemble
1947 – 1950 artistic director of Arts Ensembles of the Ministry of Postal Service
1950 – 1954 artistic director of the Bratislava Workers' Cultural Group
1952 – 1954 head of the programme department of the Music and Arts Centre in Bratislava
1954 – 1956 headmaster of the music school in Skalica
1956 – 1957 headmaster of the music school in Pezinok
1957 – 1979 headmaster of Arts School on Štefánikova Street in Bratislava
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