Václav Riedlbauch

Václav Riedlbauch (1 April 1947 – 3 November 2017) was a Czech composer, pedagogue and manager. He was the Minister of Culture in the caretaker government of Jan Fischer (2009–2010). Musician Riedlbauch studied accordion with Josef Smetana and composition with Zdeňek Hůla at the Prague Conservatory from 1962 to 1968. He continued his studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in the class of Václav Dobiáš. He was program director at the Prague Congress Centre, formerly the Palace of Culture, and director of the National Theatre in Prague and music publishing house Panton. From 2001, he was the Director General of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Riedlbauch was a professor of composition at the Faculty of Music, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Selected compositions ;Stage *Macbeth, Ballet for soloist, a group of dancers and large orchestra (1979–1982); written for the National Theatre Ballet in Prague ;Orchestral *Sonáta “Rožmberská” (The Rožmberk Sonata) for winds and percussion instruments (1971) *Symphony No. 1 (1972) *Symphony No. 2 s refrénem (With Refrain) (1973) *Smrtelná ronda (Deadly Rondos) (1975) *Povídka (The Story), Symphonic Narration (1983) *Vize (Visi