Vadim Petrov
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Vadim Petrov is a Czech composer
of Russian
descent.
Petrov is pianist and composer of classical and popular music. He stems from the family of a Russian emigrant, a family doctor, resident in Žižkov
(a Prague district). At first, he attended a Russian high school in Prague discrit Pankrac
, during which time he was preparing for his future piano and composition studies at the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts, taking piano lessons with Berta Kabeláčová and music theory and composition lessons with Miloslav Kabeláč
. At the Academy he was Jaroslav Řídký
's student from 1952 to 1956. His graduation composition was the symphonic poem The Vítkov Hill (Vítkov
). He worked in the Prague Municipal Education Centre where he was in charge of the Folk Entertainment department. In the 1960s he founded the People's Conservatory specialising in dance-music and jazz (now Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory
and College), and became its first director.
After 1968 Prague Spring
his artistic work was banned. However, he managed to secure the position of professor at the Jan Deyl Conservatory and Secondary school for Visually Impaired. Later on he moved to the Prague Conservatory
where he taught music theory and composition from 1976 to 1992. At present, he presides over the administrative board of Dilia, an international agency providing copyright protection. An awardee of the 2003 Supraphon
Gold and Platinum Disc, Petrov has composed nearly 1300 works, concentrating in his production mainly on theatre, film, radio, and television music. Besides that, he is the author of traditionally conceived orchestral and chamber compositions, the so called "easy listening", choral works, songs, popular chansons, or music for prose and poetry recitation.
Vadim Petrov is also Russian aristocrat (family Repnin
).
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
descent.
Petrov is pianist and composer of classical and popular music. He stems from the family of a Russian emigrant, a family doctor, resident in Žižkov
Žižkov
Žižkov is a cadastral district of Prague, Czech Republic. Most of Žižkov lies in the municipal and administrative district of Prague 3, except for very small parts which are in Prague 8 and Prague 10. Prior to 1922, Žižkov was an independent city....
(a Prague district). At first, he attended a Russian high school in Prague discrit Pankrac
Pankrác
Pankrác is a neighborhood of Prague, Czech Republic. It is located south of the city centre on the hills of the right bank of the Vltava River and is part of the Prague 4 district as a deal of Nusle quarter. The name derives from the local baroque initially very old church of St Pancras, which is...
, during which time he was preparing for his future piano and composition studies at the Music Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts, taking piano lessons with Berta Kabeláčová and music theory and composition lessons with Miloslav Kabeláč
Miloslav Kabelác
Miloslav Kabeláč was a prominent Czech composer and conductor. Miloslav Kabeláč belongs to the foremost Czech symphonists, whose work can be compared with Antonín Dvořák or Bohuslav Martinů...
. At the Academy he was Jaroslav Řídký
Jaroslav Rídký
Jaroslav Řídký was a Czech composer, conductor, harpist, and music teacher.-Life:Řídký was born at Reichenberg, now Liberec. From 1919 to 1923 he studied at the Prague Conservatory with Josef Bohuslav Foerster, Karel Boleslav Jirák, and Jaroslav Křička...
's student from 1952 to 1956. His graduation composition was the symphonic poem The Vítkov Hill (Vítkov
Vítkov
Vítkov is a name of several places in the Czech Republic:* Vítkov , town in the Moravian-Silesian Region * Vítkov, a hill in Prague, place of the Battle of Vítkov Hill** Battle of Vítkov Hill, a part of the Hussite Wars...
). He worked in the Prague Municipal Education Centre where he was in charge of the Folk Entertainment department. In the 1960s he founded the People's Conservatory specialising in dance-music and jazz (now Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory
Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory
Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory , located in Prague, Czech Republic, is a conservatory specializing in contemporary music. Known primarily as a school for jazz and commercial music, it also offers a six-year undergraduate diploma in Classical music, composition, conducting, scriptwriting and musical...
and College), and became its first director.
After 1968 Prague Spring
Prague Spring
The Prague Spring was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II...
his artistic work was banned. However, he managed to secure the position of professor at the Jan Deyl Conservatory and Secondary school for Visually Impaired. Later on he moved to the Prague Conservatory
Prague Conservatory
Prague Conservatory, sometimes also Prague Conservatoire, in Czech Pražská konzervatoř, is a Czech secondary school in Prague dedicated to teaching the arts of music and theater acting.- Instruction :...
where he taught music theory and composition from 1976 to 1992. At present, he presides over the administrative board of Dilia, an international agency providing copyright protection. An awardee of the 2003 Supraphon
Supraphon
Supraphon Music Publishing is a Czech record label, it is oriented mainly towards publishing classical music, with an emphasis on Czech and Slovak composers.- History :...
Gold and Platinum Disc, Petrov has composed nearly 1300 works, concentrating in his production mainly on theatre, film, radio, and television music. Besides that, he is the author of traditionally conceived orchestral and chamber compositions, the so called "easy listening", choral works, songs, popular chansons, or music for prose and poetry recitation.
Vadim Petrov is also Russian aristocrat (family Repnin
Repnin
Repnin , the name of an old Russian princely family of Rurikid stock. The family traces its name to Prince Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky , nicknamed Repnya, i.e., "bad porridge"...
).
Movies
- Tobogan (1989)
- Sedmé nebe (1987)
- Úsměv diabla (1987)... aka The Devil's Smile (International: English title)
- Krtek, (1974–1987) ... aka Little Mole (International: English title)
- Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka (1986) ... aka The Good Soldier Schweik,
- Ohnivé ženy se vracejí (1986) (TV) (supervising composer)
- Už se nebojím (1984)
- Šéfe, vrať se! (1984) (TV)
- O bílém jadýrku (1983) (TV)
- Lukáš (1982)
- Šéfe, to je věc! (1982) (TV)
- Trnové pole (1981)
- Řetěz (1981)... aka The Chain
- Útěky domů (1980)
- Causa králík (1980)... aka Payment in Kind (UK)... aka The Rabbit Case (International: English title)
- Modrá planeta (1977)... aka The Blue Planet
- "Krkonošské pohádky" (1974) TV series (1974)... aka Fairy-tale at Krkonoše Mountains (International: English title)