Fran Lhotka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fran Lhotka

Czech composer

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1883

Place of Birth: Mladá Vožice, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 26-Jan-1962

Profession: composer, conductor, university teacher, music pedagogue

Nationality: Czech Republic, Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Fran Lhotka (25 December 1883 – 26 January 1962) was a Czech-born Croatian composer of classical music. Lhotka was born in Mladá Vožice near Prague.
He was a student of Antonín Dvorák.
In 1909, he moved to Zagreb in what is now Croatia.
As a professor of the harmony he taught almost every Croatian contemporary composer.
He composed orchestral music, music for the stage, chamber music, piano music, film music etc.