Vladimír Večtomov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Vladimír Večtomov

Czech musician and classical guitarist (1946-2015)

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1946

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 12-Oct-2015

Profession: musician, classical guitarist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Vladimír Večtomov

  • Vladimír Vectomov (February 2, 1946 – October 12, 2015) was a Czech classical guitarist.
  • He studied at Prague Conservatory under the tutelage of Štepán Urban, 1964–1968, and gave his first concert at the age of 17.
  • He concluded his studies in Mexico with a concert at Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.
  • In 1973 he performed as a soloist in Bergen, Norway, with Slovak Chamber Orchestra.
  • In 1974 he performed Bach's catalog in London to notable acclaim.
  • From 1972 to 1976 he was a professor at Prague Conservatory. In 1970, on return to Czechoslovakia from Mexico, Vectomov formed Prague String Duo with his brother, cellist Saša Vectomov.
  • The duo's many appearances outside Czechoslovakia—filling concert halls in the USSR, USA, Great Britain, Mexico, Norway, Portugal and many other countries—established them internationally.
  • A salient feature of the duo's repertory was its focus on Iberian composers, whom they favored owing to the national character of the accompanying instrument and the fact that Vladimír had for years studied on a Mexican government scholarship under the tutelage of guitarist Prof.
  • Manuel López Ramos in Mexico City.In addition to old masters (e.g., Haydn, Eccles, Maria Theresia von Paradis), and modern and sometimes local ones (Granados, Janácek), the brothers Vectomov performed music by contemporary composers including their father, Prof.
  • Ivan Vectomov, who, moreover, wrote all of their arrangements.
  • According to Mexican journalist Isabel Farfán Cano, Janácek's Fairy Tale was a brilliant staple of the duo's concert programs.
  • Further, writes Cano of a particular concert in 1976, "the harmony of both instruments in creating sound coloration and tones was complemented by technical security, gradual and protruding."In 1982 Vectomov accepted an invitation to join the faculty of Keski-Suomen konservatorio (later renamed Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu), in Jyväskylä, Finland, where he continued to teach until 1998.
  • He then returned to Prague and taught at Základní Umelecká Škola Lounských.Phonograph recordings of Vectomov have been issued on the Supraphon, Panton, and Melodiya labels.
  • In 2015 the Czech music label Uneventful Records released a CD and digital album of Prague String Duo archive recordings.

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