Jan Ondříček

Jan Ondříček (born May 6, 1832 in Běleč na Křivoklátsku , † March 13, 1900 in Prague ) was a Czech conductor, violinist and music teacher.

Ondříček had violin lessons from his father Ignác Ondříček and completed his training with Moritz Mildner . In the private orchestra of Karl Komzák he played together with Antonín Dvořák, who supported him in preparing for attending the Prague organ school. He then worked as a piano tuner, piano and violin teacher. From 1855 to 1891 he directed his own small chapel, which often appeared in a sextet line-up. In 1871, Pavel Švanda ze Semčic hired a larger group to perform in various Czech cities. In the last years of his life, Ondříček concentrated on his work as a music teacher in Prague.

Several of Ondříček's fifteen children became known as musicians - mainly violinists - and music teachers. The most famous of these was the violinist and composer František Ondříček ; The violinists Emanuel and Stanislav Ondříček and the violin teachers Marie and Augusta Ondříčková should also be mentioned .

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• Český hudební slovník osob a institucí - Ondříček, Jan
• Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians - Ondříček