Frantisek Solc
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He was born in PřerovPrerov
Přerov is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic where the Bečva river flows through. Přerov is a statute town . It has population of about 47,373 to January 2, 2008. Přerov is about 22 km south west of Olomouc. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the...
on 25 June 1920. He grew up in a musical environment; his father was a music director (Kapellmeister) of the local city orchestra. In 1935 Šolc enrolled voluntarily in a military music school in Prague
Prague
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. In 1939 he was accepted into the Brno Conservatory
Brno Conservatory
The Brno Conservatory, also Brno Conservatoire , was established in Brno on 25 September 1919 by Moravian composer Leoš Janáček.- History :...
of Music as horn performance major in the class of Professor Kohout. He was solo horn player with the Symphony Orchestra of the Greater Brno Region. During that period he became a founding member of the Brno Woodwind Quintet. He graduated from the Janáček Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in 1951. Until 1964 he worked as a lecturer in horn at the Brno Conservatory of Music, and 1964 became a lecturer at the Janáček Academy of Music in Brno.
Frantisek Šolc elevated the tradition of the Brno School of Horn playing to a world standard. His former students won many first prizes in national and international horn competitions and excelled in horn sections in best Czech orchestras. Known for his teaching skills, he was the director for several summers of the International Interpretation Festival of Czech Music, attended by horn players from around the globe. In addition to his Janáček Academy post, he occasionally taught at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Prague and Bratislava
Bratislava
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. He regularly served as adjudicator at national and international horn competitions. After Professor Frantisek Kudláček died, Šolc served as Deputy Director of the Janáček Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Brno from 27 August 1972 until 1 September 1973. After 1 September 1972 and through 31 August 1987, he served as the Academy's Director.