Libor Pesek

Libor Pesek had one of the most important international careers of any Czech conductor during the later decades of the 1900s. Although he began cutting back his activities at the turn of the century, he remains active after stepping down from permanent positions. He is a particular advocate of the music of Josef Suk and Vitezslav Novák. He attended the Prague Academy of Music, where he was a member of the conducting class of Vaclav Smetacek, the leading Czech conductor of the mid-century years. However, Smetacek's heavy conducting schedule -- including copious guest conducti...