Magdalena Živná: The Forgotten Rudolf Karel – Composer, Pedagogue, Resistance Fighter

Name: Magdalena Živná: The Forgotten Rudolf Karel – Composer, Pedagogue, Resistance Fighter
Start: 2026-05-18T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Národní muzeum

took place · 18 May 2026

National Museum, Prague

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A lecture about the life and work of composer Rudolf Karel, who was not only a musical creator but also a pedagogue and participant in the anti-Nazi resistance.

About: Rudolf Karel

Rudolf Karel (1880–1945) was a Czech composer and teacher, a pupil of Antonín Dvořák. He wrote operas, symphonic poems and chamber music in a late-Romantic style. During World War II he joined the resistance, was arrested by the Gestapo, and died in the Terezín concentration camp.

Magdalena Živná: The Forgotten Rudolf Karel – Composer, Pedagogue, Resistance Fighter

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