Zuzana Růžičková, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zuzana Růžičková

Czech cemballist, music educator and pianist

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1927

Place of Birth: Plzeň, Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 27-Sep-2017

Profession: pianist, pedagogue, university teacher, harpsichordist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Zuzana Ružicková (Czech pronunciation: ['zuzana 'ru???t?kova?]) (14 January 1927 – 27 September 2017) was a Czech harpsichordist.
An interpreter of classical and baroque music, Ružicková was the first harpsichordist to record Johann Sebastian Bach's complete works for keyboard, in recordings made in the 1960s and 1970s for Erato Records.As a teenager, Ružicková was imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camps of Terezin and Auschwitz, and then transported to the Bergen-Belsen death camp.
She was liberated in April 1945 and returned to Plzen later that year.
Ružicková was the wife of Czech composer Viktor Kalabis.
The couple both refused to join the Czechoslovak Communist Party which held power from 1948-89, and faced political persecution as a result.
Ružicková performed across the world for 50 years, recorded over 100 records, and taught such prominent musicians as Christopher Hogwood, Ketil Haugsand, Jaroslav Tuma, and Mahan Esfahani.