Ladislav Slovák
Ladislav Slovák | |
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Background information | |
Born | Veľké Leváre, Czechoslovakia | 10 September 1919
Died | 22 July 1999 Bratislava, Slovakia | (aged 79)
Genres | Classical |
Occupation(s) | Conductor |
Ladislav Slovák (10 September 1919, Veľké Leváre – 22 July 1999, Bratislava) was a Slovak conductor.[1]
He was a long-time director of the
Leningrad under the Russian conductor Yevgeny Mravinsky, and met Shostakovich while participating in rehearsals of his music. From 1990 until 1995, Slovák recorded all twelve symphonies by Alexander Moyzes for the Marco Polo label of Naxos Records. These recordings were re-released between 2018 and 2019 on the Naxos label.[2]
Slovák's daughter, Kamila Magálová, is one of Slovakia's best-known theatre actresses and a member of the Slovak National Theatre. His son Marián Slovák is also an actor.
References
- ^ "Ladislav Slovák". naxos.com. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Moyzes by Slovák". prestomusic.com. Retrieved 20 June 2020.