Background
Ondříček was born in Prague, the son of the violinist and conductor January Ondříček.
composer music educator violinist
Ondříček was born in Prague, the son of the violinist and conductor January Ondříček.
He studied at the Prague Conservatory under Antonín Bennewitz, and was then supported by Henryk Wieniawski through two years studying at the Paris Conservatoire, where he shared first prize with Achille Rivarde.
He was the soloist in the first performance of Dvořák"s Violin Concerto, Operation 53 in Prague on 14 October 1883, and performed it again in Vienna on 2 December. In the late 1880s he settled in Vienna, where he taught.
He also published a technical treatise on violin technique in 1909.
After World War I, Ondříček returned to Prague, where he directed the violin masterclass at the Prague Conservatory. Notable students include composer Karel Navrátil.
He died in Milan. 3 for violin and piano composed in 1883, a Bohemian Rhapsody Operation
21 for violin and piano from 1906, and a String Quartet Operation 22 from 1907. He also left cadenzas for several violin concertos, including those of Mozart and Brahms.
