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Vítězslava Kaprálová

ヴィーチェスラヴァ・カプラーロヴァー　/　ゔぃーちぇすらゔぁ・かぷらーろゔぁー

Conductor from Czech Republic

January 24, 1915 – June 16, 1940　・　Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic

South Moravian Region
conductor
composer

My Take

What strikes me most about Vítězslava Kaprálová is the brutal brevity of her life. A Czech composer and conductor born in Brno in 1915, she was gone by 1940 at just twenty-five. To pursue conducting as a woman in that era took fierce conviction, and the fact that her official archive is still lovingly maintained tells me her music never stopped resonating. I admire artists who burn intensely rather than long, and Kaprálová feels exactly like that kind of comet. I would urge anyone curious about overlooked twentieth-century voices to seek out her scores and listen carefully.

Overview

Vítězslava Kaprálová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvi:cɛslava ˈkapra:lova:]; 24 January 1915 – 16 June 1940) was a Czech composer and conductor of 20th-century classical music.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Vítězslava Kaprálová
Name (Japanese): ヴィーチェスラヴァ・カプラーロヴァー
Reading: ゔぃーちぇすらゔぁ・かぷらーろゔぁー
Born: January 24, 1915 – June 16, 1940
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Rabbit
Origin: Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: conductor / composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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