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František Ondříček

1857 - 1922

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František Ondříček (29 April 1857 – 12 April 1922) was a Czech violinist and composer. He gave the first performance of the Violin Concerto by Antonín Dvořák, and his achievements were recognised by the rare award of honorary membership of the Philharmonic Society of London (now the Royal Philharmonic Society) in 1891. His younger brother Karel Ondříček (b. 1865) for a while lead the orchestra of the National Theatre, Prague, and was to go on to have a successful musical career in the USA. František Ondříček was born in Prague, the son of the violinist and conductor Jan Ondříček. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. František Ondříček is the 1,416th most popular musician (up from 1,533rd in 2019), the 618th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 667th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Czech Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, František Ondříček ranks 1,416 out of 3,175. Before him are Country Joe McDonald, Tony Kaye, Jon Hiseman, Leslie West, Jānis Cimze, and Pixinguinha. After him are Arthur Crudup, Mana, Kate Pierson, Abraham Laboriel, Andrei Gavrilov, and Richard Fortus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, František Ondříček ranks 119. Before him are John Jacob Abel, Constantin Coandă, Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Christian Wilhelm Allers, Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, and Jules de Trooz. After him are E. A. Wallis Budge, Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch, Aleksei Evert, Milton S. Hershey, John Joly, and Clarence Darrow. Among people deceased in 1922, František Ondříček ranks 112. Before him are Jørgen Løvland, Axel Thue, Emil Frey, José de Amézola y Aspizúa, Tullio Bozza, and Josef Václav Myslbek. After him are Vilma Hugonnai, Take Ionescu, Betzy Akersloot-Berg, William Christie, Serapio Calderón, and Gaston Bonnier.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, František Ondříček ranks 618 out of 1,200. Before him are Svatopluk Čech (1846), Karel Urbánek (1941), August Wilhelm Ambros (1816), František Čelakovský (1799), Leo Slezak (1873), and Josef Václav Myslbek (1848). After him are Jan Jindra (1932), Helena Fibingerová (1949), Zdenko Hans Skraup (1850), Jan Graubner (1948), Ivan Král (1948), and Rudolf Firkušný (1912).

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Among MUSICIANS In Czechia

Among musicians born in Czechia, František Ondříček ranks 18. Before him are Franz Konwitschny (1901), Eduard Nápravník (1839), Ignaz Brüll (1846), Alexander Dreyschock (1818), Miroslav Vitouš (1947), and Jakub Jan Ryba (1765). After him are Ivan Král (1948), Rudolf Firkušný (1912), Karel Halíř (1859), Jaromír Nohavica (1953), Josef Labor (1842), and Iva Bittová (1958).

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