Petr Vronský (born 4 March 1946) is a

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, violinist and music teacher. He was born to a musical family, his grandfather Bóža Wronski (1889–1953) was an operatic tenor, his father, Karel Vronský (1918–1999), was a first violinist in the

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra The Czech Philharmonic () is a symphony orchestra based in Prague. Its principal performing venue is the Rudolfinum concert hall. History The name "Czech Philharmonic Orchestra" appeared for the first time in 1894, as the title of the orche ...

. Having initially studied violin at the Plzeň Conservatory until 1967, Vronský continued his education at Prague's Academy of Performing Arts studying under Robert Brock, Alois Klíma, Bohumír Liška and Jindřich Rohan. He graduated from the Academy's conducting course in 1972. After completing his studies, he joined the Pilsen Opera at the J. K. Tyl Theatre where he held the post of conductor. From 1983 to 1991 he conducted the

Brno Philharmonic Orchestra The Brno Philharmonic (Czech: ''Filharmonie Brno'') is a Czech orchestra based in Brno, the Czech Republic. Its principal concert venue in Brno is the ''Besední dům''. The orchestra also performs regularly in the Janáček Opera House in Brno. ...

. He was chief conductor of the

Moravian Philharmonic The Moravian Philharmonic (''Moravská filharmonie Olomouc'') is a Czech classical orchestra founded in 1945. Its resident venue is the Moravian Theatre in Olomouc. The current director is conductor Petr Vronský. Notable collaborators include ...

from 2005 to 2018. Vronský taught at the

Janáček Academy of Performing Arts The Janáček Academy of Performing Arts (; abbreviation in Czech: JAMU) is a public university with an artistic focus in Brno, Czech Republic. It was established in 1947 and consists of two faculties: the Faculty of Music and the Faculty of Th ...

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. He went on to lecture in conducting at the Faculty of Music at Prague’s Academy of Performing Arts where conductor Tomáš Brauner was among his students. In 2016, Vronský was awarded the Lifelong Musical Achievement Award.

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