Background
Kubelik, Rafael Jeronym was born on June 29, 1914 in Bychory, Czechoslovakia. Son of Jan and Marianne (v. Szell) Kubelik.
Kubelik, Rafael Jeronym was born on June 29, 1914 in Bychory, Czechoslovakia. Son of Jan and Marianne (v. Szell) Kubelik.
Absolutorium in Composition & Conducting, Prague Conservatoire Music, Czechoslovakia, 1933. Absolutorium in Violin, Prague Conservatoire Music, Czechoslovakia, 1934. Doctor (honorary), American Conservatory Music, Chicago, 1952.
Doctor (honorary), Charles University, Prague, 1991.
5 operas, 2 symphonies with chorus, Quattro Forme per Archi, Sequences for Orchestra, Orphicon, 6 string quartets, 1 violin concerto, concerto for violoncello, songs, piano, violin music, requiem Pro Memoria Uxoris and cantatas Pro Memoria Patris, Libera Nos, Cantata without words for Chorus and Orchestra, Peripeteia for organ and orchestra, Invocation for tenor solo and boys’ choir; Honorary degree (Charles University) 1990; Honorary Citizen of Prague 1990. Conductor Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague, 1936, director music, 1941-1948, National Opera, Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1939-1941, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1950-1953, Covent Garden Opera, London, 1955-1958, Symphony Orchestra Bavarian Radio, Munich, 1961-1979, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 1973-1974.
Compositions include various operas, requiems, symphonies, concertos, songs, music for piano and violin. Musical recordings include His Master's Voice, Deutsche Grammophon, Orfeo.
Member Bavarian Academy Fine Arts, London Royal Academy Music, Royal Swedish Academy Music.
Married Ludmila Bertlova, 1942 (deceased 1961). 1 child, Martin; married Elsie Jean Morison, 1963.