Ivan Večtomov

Ivan Večtomov (Иван Николаевич Вечтомов, January 22, 1902, Yekaterinburg – April 25, 1981, Prague) was a Czech composer and cellist of Russian origin. He was the father of Czech cellist Saša Večtomov and guitarist Vladimír Večtomov and the uncle of Russian painter Nikolai Evgenievich Vechtomov.

Ivan Večtomov
Born
Иван Николаевич Вечтомов

(1902-01-22)January 22, 1902
Yekaterinburg, Russia
DiedApril 25, 1981(1981-04-25) (aged 79)
Prague, Czech Republic
Occupation(s)Cellist, composer, arranger, pedagogue
ChildrenSaša, Vladimír

Education

Večtomov studied at Prague Conservatory under Ladislav Zelenka, then from 1928 to 1930 in Paris under Diran Alexanian.

Career

Beginning in 1931 Večtomov served as cellist for the Prague Quartet.[1]: 355  In 1945 he became concertmaster of the Czech Philharmonic.[2]: 79 

In 1949 Večtomov interpreted the premiere of "Concertino for cello, wind & brass ensemble, percussion & piano in C minor" by Bohuslav Martinů, under direction of Václav Neumann.

As soloist Večtomov collaborated with renowned musicians including Zuzana Růžičková.[3]: 427 

From 1951 until retirement, Večtomov taught at Prague Conservatory.[4]: 38 

References
  1. Rautenberg, H.-W., ed., Wanderungen und Kulturaustausch im östlichen Mitteleuropa (Munich: Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, 2006), p. 355.
  2. Iblová, M., Česká filharmonie pod tlakem stalinské kulturní politiky v padesátých letech (Prague: Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2014), p. 79.
  3. Růžičková, Z., Lebensfuge: Wie Bachs Musik mir half zu überleben (Berlin: Ullstein Verlag, 2019), p. 427.
  4. Epstein, A. D., ed., Художник Оскар Рабин: запечатленная судьба (Artist Oscar Rabin: Sealed Fate) (Moscow: Новое литературное обозрение, 2015), p. 38.
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