Jana Obrovská


Jana Obrovská was a Czech composer.

Biography

Jana Obrovská was born in Prague, the daughter of painter and sculptor Jakub Obrovský. Her early studies were piano with B. Kabeláčová-Rixová and theory with Jaroslav Řídký. At the Prague Conservatory she studied with M. Krejčí and Emil Hlobil from 1949-55. She won a prize in the 1972 Concours International de Guitarre in Paris for Passocaglia und Toccata. Her Hommage a Béla Bartók became compulsory in the same Paris competition in 1975. Obrovská also composed music for orchestra and chamber ensembles.
Obrovská married guitar virtuoso Milan Zelenka and the couple had a son, guitarist Vilém Zelenka who often plays in a duo with his father.

Works

Obrovská's compositions have been recorded and issued on CD, including:

Selective Discography