Sound · Conductor
Born May 28, 1883
Active 1955–1961 · Awards: Národní umělec, Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III
Václav Talich was a Czech conductor, violinist and later a musical pedagogue. He is remembered today as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, the object of countless reissues of his many recordings.