Education
Prague Conservatory; Charles University in Prague.
Prague Conservatory; Charles University in Prague.
He was trained at the Prague Conservatory. He went to medical school to provide what he called a "backup" profession (according to the Street St. Petersburg Times), and specialized in psychiatry, but continued to compose professionally as well. In 1969, he moved to New York City.
Eventually, he moved to Florida, where his psychiatric practice was in Clearwater.
His music is published by C. F. Peters and Editions Combre. Prizes and honorable mentions have been given to his compositions at the 1966 Prague Spring Festival, the 1988 Musician"s Accord Composers Competition in New York, and the Sigvald Thompson Composition Competition in Fargo-Moorhead, North Dakota. Conductors who have led performances of his compositions include JoAnn Falletta, Yehudi Menuhin, and Julius Rudel.