Josef Horák
Encyclopedia
Josef Horák was a Czech
bass clarinet
ist.
It was not until the 1950s that classical performers began to adopt the bass clarinet as their primary instrument. Horák is credited as having performed the first ever solo bass clarinet recital on March 23, 1955.
In October 2005, the First World Bass Clarinet Convention was held in Rotterdam
, Netherlands
, at which Horák was the guest of honour. He played his last concert there, together with Emma Kovarnova (his wife and duo partner for more than 40 years) as "Due Boemi di Praga."
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
bass clarinet
Bass clarinet
The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B , but it plays notes an octave below the soprano B clarinet...
ist.
It was not until the 1950s that classical performers began to adopt the bass clarinet as their primary instrument. Horák is credited as having performed the first ever solo bass clarinet recital on March 23, 1955.
In October 2005, the First World Bass Clarinet Convention was held in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, at which Horák was the guest of honour. He played his last concert there, together with Emma Kovarnova (his wife and duo partner for more than 40 years) as "Due Boemi di Praga."