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VoÅ™ÃÅ¡ek Sup 1922
VoÅ™ÃÅ¡ek (feminine VoÅ™ÃÅ¡ková) is a Czech surname. Notable persons with the surname include: * Jan Václav VoÅ™ÃÅ¡ek, Jan Václav (Hugo) VoÅ™ÃÅ¡ek (1791–1825), Czech composer * Dick Vorisek (1918–1989), American sound engineer * Petr VoÅ™ÃÅ¡ek (born 1979), Czech footballer * OndÅ™ej VoÅ™ÃÅ¡ek (1986–2004), Czech footballer * Tereza VoÅ™ÃÅ¡ková (born 1989), Czech film and television actress See also * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vorisek Czech-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Václav VoÅ™ÃÅ¡ek
Jan Václav Hugo VoÅ™ÃÅ¡ek (; ''Johann Hugo Worzischek'', 11 May 1791, in Vamberk, Bohemia – 19 November 1825, in Vienna, Austria) was a Czech composer, pianist, and organist. Life VoÅ™ÃÅ¡ek was born in the town of Vamberk, Bohemia, where his father was schoolmaster, choirmaster and organist. As a child prodigy, he started to perform publicly in Bohemian towns at the age of nine. His father taught him music, encouraged his playing the piano and helped him get a scholarship to attend the University of Prague, where he studied philosophy. He also had lessons in piano and composition from Václav Tomášek. He found it impossible to obtain sufficient work as a musician in Prague, so in 1813 at the age of 22, VoÅ™ÃÅ¡ek moved to Vienna to study law and, he hoped, to meet Beethoven. In Vienna he was able to greatly improve his piano technique under Johann Nepomuk Hummel, but once more failed to gain full-time employment as a musician. Although VoÅ™ÃÅ¡ek was enthralled by the cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |