Eduard Nápravník, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eduard Nápravník

Czech conductor and composer

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1839

Place of Birth: Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 23-Nov-1916

Profession: composer, conductor, music pedagogue

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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Nápravník settled in Russia and is best known for his leading role in Russian musical life as the principal conductor of the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg for many decades.
In that capacity, he conducted the premieres of many operas by Russian composers, including those by Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov.