Václav Rabas (14 August 1933 – 20 April 2015) was a Czech

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...

and music teacher.

Biography

Rabas was born on 14 August 1933 in

Dolní Bezděkov Dolní Bezděkov is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Demographics Notable people *Václav Rabas (organist), Václav Rabas (1933–2015), organist Referen ...

, Czechoslovakia. He graduated from the

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and from the Faculty of Music of the

Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (, AMU) is a university in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic, specialising in the study of music, dance, drama, film, television and multi-media. It is the largest art school in the Czech Republic, wit ...

(prof. Jiří Rheinberger). He won the first prize in the

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International Organ Competition. He recorded for

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and

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. He was a professor of the Faculty of Music of the Academy of Performing Arts in

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and Conservatory in

Pardubice Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repub ...

(his students: Aleš Bárta, Pavel Svoboda etc.). He premiered some organ works of

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etc. Rabas died on 20 April 2015 in Pardubice, Czech Republic, at the age of 81.

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Biography
(Czech) 1933 births 2015 deaths People from Chrudim District Czech classical organists Male classical organists Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni Prague Conservatory alumni Czechoslovak classical musicians 20th-century Czech male musicians {{Organist-stub