Pavel Bořkovec, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pavel Bořkovec

Czech music educator and composer

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1894

Place of Birth: Vinohrady, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1972

Profession: composer, pedagogue, university teacher

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Pavel Borkovec (10 June 1894 in Prague – 22 July 1972 in Prague) was a Czech composer and music teacher. Borkovec studied at the Prague Conservatory under Josef Suk.
From 1946 to 1967 he taught at the Academy of Musical Arts in Prague.
His students there included Pavel Blatný, Jirí Pauer, Vladimír Sommer, Petr Eben, Jan Klusák and Jan Truhlár.
Among his compositions are two operas, two piano concertos, a concerto grosso, a ballet, and five string quartets.