Frico Kafenda was a Slovak

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 composer

Composer

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, and a musical pedagogue. His piano students included a famous composer Eugen Suchoň

Eugen Suchon

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Kafenda was born in Mošovce

Mošovce

Mošovce is one of the largest villages in the historical region of Turiec, currently in the Turčianske Teplice District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.-History:Many preserved historical buildings are the evidence of the 770 years of its existence...

. Following his studies he worked in Germany

Germany

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 as a conductor

Conducting

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, but returned to Slovakia after World War I

World War I

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. He attempted to compose Slovak national opera

Opera

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, but due to the advent of World War II his work remained unfinished. He died in Bratislava

Bratislava

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...

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