Radomil Eliška

Radomil Eliška (6 April 1931, Podbořany – 1 September 2019, Prague)^[1] was a Czech conductor.

Biography

Eliška received his musical education on

He taught young musicians at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague since 1978 and became a professor of the academy in 1996.

In Japan

Eliška visited Japan for the first time in 2004, he conducted Smetana's Má vlast, Dvořák's Cello Concerto and the Symphony No. 9 at a charity concert. This performance was recorded, and caused a sensation by the broadcast on radio. Takashi Yoshimatsu, a Japanese composer and radio host, spoke very highly of his Dvořák.^{[citation needed]} Tadaaki Otaka, the Music Director of Sapporo Symphony Orchestra also recognized his talent, and asked him to guest-conduct the orchestra.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, Eliška conducted the Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade with the orchestra in Sapporo. Because the performance also gained popularity, the orchestra officially invited him as the "Principal Guest Conductor".^{[citation needed]} Though he was unknown in Japan, after he earned the good reputation, he became known rapidly and took an active part in guest-conducting with Japanese orchestras.^{[citation needed]}

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