Background
Mácal, Zdenìk was born on January 8, 1936 in Brno, Czech Republic.
Mácal, Zdenìk was born on January 8, 1936 in Brno, Czech Republic.
Student, Brno Conservatory. Graduate, Janácek Academy Music, 1960.
Principal conductor Prague Symphony Orchestra. Conductor WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Germany, Sydney Symphony, 1986—1987. Music director Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, 1986-1996, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, 1993—2002, music director emeritus, since 2002.
Chief conductor Czech Philharmonic, 2003—2007.