Václav Neumann (October 29, 1920 - September 2, 1995) was a prominent Czech conductor. He is noted as a champion of Czech music, above all specialist on Bohuslav Martinů. Václav Neumann created excellent recordings of complete symphonic works of Bohuslav Martinů, Antonín Dvořák and Gustav Mahler. Neumann was born in Prague and studied at the conservatoire there. He co-founded, and played 1st violin in, the Smetana Quartet, before holding conducting posts in Carlsbad and Brno. In 1956 he became conductor at the Komische Oper in Berlin, leaving in 1964 he left to become conductor of t… read more
Václav Neumann (October 29, 1920 - September 2, 1995) was a prominent Czech conductor. He is noted as a champion of Czech music, above all specialist on Bohuslav Martinů. Václav Neumann created excellent recordings of complete symphonic works of Bohuslav Martinů, Antonín Dvořák and Gustav Mah…read more
Václav Neumann (October 29, 1920 - September 2, 1995) was a prominent Czech conductor. He is noted as a champion of Czech music, above all specialist on Bohuslav Martinů. Václav Neumann created excellent recordings of complete symphonic works of Bohuslav Martinů, Antonín Dvořák and Gustav Mahler. Neumann was born in Prague and studied at the conservatoire there. … read more
