Jan Kubelík worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.
The record lists Jan Kubelík as Czech violinist and composer (1880–1940).
Jan Kubelík was born at Michle in 1880. His recorded nationality is Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. He trained at Prague Conservatory.
Recording arrived in this generation and changed everything: a performance could now outlive the performer.
He worked as composer, violinist and collector.
The instruments recorded are violin.
His work is classed as classical music.
A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.
The honours record reads: Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal (1902).
That the work came out of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Jan Kubelík died in 1940, aged 60. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal — 1902
- Instruments: violin
- Genres: classical music
