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Emil Viklicky

EMIL VIKLICKÝ went to university in his hometown of Olomouc where he studied numerical mathematics at the Natural Science Faculty of the Palacký University. Almost immediately after his Prague debut in the Hulan Jazz Sanatorium in the early 1970´s, Viklický became a key player on the Czech jazz scene. Apart from playing with his own bands, he also worked with Karel Velebný´s SHQ, the Prague Big Band, the Czech Radio Jazz Orchestra and the Super Quartet with Ji?í Stivín. Emil Viklický earned significant acclaim with his very first composition, V Holomóci m?st? ("In the City of Olomouc"), in 1977, presenting a remarkable synthesis of modal jazz concepts, Moravian folklore and references to the legacy of Leoš Janá?ek. In the late 1970´s Viklický went to the renowned Berklee College in Boston to study, developing some very valuable musical friendships in the process.

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The Rebel's Wife 6/14/05: The Rebel's Wife

Emil Viklicky, jazz pianist and composer from the Czech Republic, teams up with Zuzana Lapikova in The Rebel's Wife, a multimedia presentation inspired by Moravian folklore featuring musicians, singers, dancers, and puppets.

The Rebel's Wife

Emil Viklicky, jazz pianist and composer from the Czech Republic, teams up with Zuzana Lapikova in The Rebel's Wife, a multimedia presentation inspired by Moravian folklore featuring musicians, singers, dancers, and puppets.

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