Jan Tausinger
Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster
About Jan Tausinger
Lived 1921 – 1980 (aged 58). Jan Tausinger was a conductor, choir director, composer, music educator and folk song collector.
Jan Tausinger (1 November 1921 in Piatra Neamţ – 29 July 1980 in Prague) was a Romania-born ethnic Czech violist, conductor and composer.
Biography Tausinger studied composition at the Bucharest Conservatory as a pupil of Dimitrie Cuclin and Mihail Jora. Later, he continued his studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague with Pavel Bořkovec and Alois Hába. From 1948 to 1952, he studied also conducting with Metod Doležil and Karel Ančerl.
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Who was Jan Tausinger?
Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (1921–1980)
When was Jan Tausinger born?
Jan Tausinger was born on 1 November 1921 in Piatra Neamț.
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Jan Tausinger died on 29 July 1980 in Prague.
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Jan Tausinger was a conductor, choir director, composer, music educator and folk song collector.
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