Tibor Frešo (20 November 1918 – 7 July 1987) was a
Slovak composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
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and
conductor.
Frešo was born in
Spišský Štiavnik
Spišský Štiavnik is a village and municipality in Poprad District in the Prešov Region of northern Slovakia.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 567 metres and covers an area of 18.364 km². It has a population of about 215 ...
. He conducted the orchestra of the
Slovak National Theatre
The Slovak National Theater ( sk, Slovenské národné divadlo, abbr. SND) is the oldest professional theatre in Slovakia, consisting of three ensembles: opera, ballet, and drama. Its history begins shortly after the establishment of the first ...
as well as the
Slovak Philharmonic
The Slovak Philharmonic or Slovak State Philharmonic (Slovenská filharmónia) is a Slovak symphony orchestra based in Bratislava. Founded in 1949, the orchestra has resided since the 1950s in the Baroque era Reduta Bratislava concert hall constru ...
. He died in
Piešťany
Piešťany (; german: Pistyan, hu, Pöstyén, pl, Pieszczany , cs, Píšťany ) is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its own district. It is the biggest and best kno ...
.
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Biography and list of works
1918 births
1987 deaths
Slovak composers
Male composers
Slovak conductors (music)
Male conductors (music)
20th-century composers
People from Poprad District
20th-century conductors (music)
20th-century male musicians
Slovak male musicians
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