Libor Pešek

Libor Pešek, KBE (born 22 June 1933) is a Czech conductor. Pešek was born in Prague and studied conducting, piano, cello and trombone at the Academy of Musical Arts there, with Václav Smetáček and Karel Ančerl among his teachers. He worked at the Pilsen and Prague Operas, and from 1958 to 1964 was the founder and director of Prague Chamber Harmony. He was chief conductor of the Slovak Philharmonic from 1981 to 1982, and from 1982 to 1990 was conductor-in-residence of the Czech Philharmonic. Since 2007, Pešek has been chief conductor of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. He is scheduled to stand down as its chief conductor at the close of the 2018-2019 season.

Libor Pešek

Libor Pešek, KBE (born 22 June 1933) is a Czech conductor. Pešek was born in Prague and studied conducting, piano, cello and trombone at the Academy of Musical Arts there, with Václav Smetáček and Karel Ančerl among his teachers. He worked at the Pilsen and Prague Operas, and from 1958 to 1964 was the founder and director of Prague Chamber Harmony. He was chief conductor of the Slovak Philharmonic from 1981 to 1982, and from 1982 to 1990 was conductor-in-residence of the Czech Philharmonic. Since 2007, Pešek has been chief conductor of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. He is scheduled to stand down as its chief conductor at the close of the 2018-2019 season.