Vladimír Sommer

Vladimír Sommer (28 February 1921 in Dolní Jiřetín near Most – 8 September 1997 in Prague) was a Czech composer.

Sommer began his studies at the Prague Conservatory, where he studied violin with Bedřich Voldan and composition with Karel Janeček. He then continued his education at the Academy of Arts and Music with Pavel Bořkovec. His first job was a composition teacher, and he eventually became a professor in the Music Department of Charles University. Sommer wrote three symphonies, an overture, one cello concerto and one violin concerto, chamber music, and choral pieces. He died in 1997 in Prague.

Selected works Sonata for two Violins, 1948 Violin Concerto in G minor, 1950 Antigone, Overture to the Tragedy of Sophocles, 1957 Vocal Symphony for Contralto, Speaker, Choir, and Orchestra, 1958 Prince Bajaja, Orchestral Suite, 1970 Symphony for Strings, 1977 Sinfonia da Requiem for Soloists, Choir, and Orchestra, 1978 Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, 1979 Piano Sonata, 1980 String Quartet in B minor, 1981 String Quartet in D minor, 1955