In the history of music, Otakar Ševčík is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Otakar Ševčík as Czech violinist (1852–1934).
Otakar Ševčík was born at Horažďovice in 1852. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of Bohemia. He trained at Prague Conservatory.
This was the century of the virtuoso and the touring soloist, when a performer could become famous across a continent.
He worked as violinist, pedagogue and musicologist.
The instruments recorded are violin.
His work is classed as classical music.
Performance is the most perishable art and recording the most durable; a career sits between the two.
That the work came out of Kingdom of Bohemia shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Otakar Ševčík died in 1934, aged 82. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Instruments: violin
- Genres: classical music
