Václav Jan Tomášek (1774–1850) was a celebrated piano virtuoso of his time and one of Prague’s leading musicians. He also made a name for himself as a teacher. Jan Hugo Voříšek, who was highly gifted, was one of his pupils. Some people might know Tomášek as one of the composers who wrote a movement on Anton Diabelli’s famous waltz. Yet there is a great deal more to be discovered: Our editor Dana Zahn, a renowned connoisseur of the repertoire, provides a wonderful, worthwhile, 120-page cross-section of his music.
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Václav Jan Tomášek
A Bohemian composer, pianist, and teacher of the late Classical period. Within his extensive output his numerous song settings are particularly noteworthy. He also wrote works for piano, masses, choral and orchestral works, stage works, and chamber music. He was an honorary member of numerous music societies, such as in Vienna and Lviv.
| 1774 | Born in Skuteč on April 17. |
| 1783–85 | In Chrudim he receives vocal and violin lessons from Pavel Josef Wolf. |
| 1787–90 | He works as a vocalist at the Minorite monastery in Jihlava. |
| from 1790 | Attends the secondary school in Prague. |
| around 1795 | Successes as a pianist make him a popular piano teacher among the nobility. |
| 1797 | He begins a comprehensive course of study at the Charles University in Prague (including philosophy, mathematics, history, anatomy). Through self-study he hones his skills in piano playing and in music theory. |
| 1805 | The ballad “Lenore,” op. 12, is his first triumph. |
| from 1806 | Placed in the musical service of Count Jiří Buquoy, he enjoys lifelong financial security. He meets figures such as Haydn, Beethoven, and Goethe. |
| 1811 | Charles University awards him the title Master of Liberal Arts. |
| from 1824 | In his apartment, a meeting place for and site of active cultural exchange, he stages performances of his own works. |
| from 1836 | He increasingly withdraws from public life. |
| 1850 | Dies in Prague on April 3. |