Jiří Hudec was a Czechoslovakian composer, conductor, arranger and organist.
Education
Hudec studied organ at the State Conservatory in Brno, under F. Michálek. In addition, he studied composing with Vilém Petrželka and conducting with Antonín Balatka. From 1944 to 1946, he also studied the piano privately under Ludvík Kundera.
Career
Later, he continued his studies of conducting at the Janáček Academy of Musical Arts. From 1953 to 1972 he was a conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the Czechoslovakian broadcasting studio Brno (BERO). From 1971 he worked as a radio director of chamber and symphonic music in Brno.
He composed music for 15 films, and over 150 compositions for radio orchestras.
His compositions are often based on folklore and songs from the Moravian region.
Membership
Hudec"s eponymous son is a well known double bass player, professor at the Prague Academy for Music, member of the Czechoslovakian Philharmonic Orchestra and a Fellow of the Royal Northern College of Music.