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Baudis (Jan/Hanuš Baudis; 1860–1908),14 who did not meet the expectations
of the Society’s management, regardless of the fact that he was a very com-
petent musician. The situation changed in 1895, when another Prague vio-
linist, Josef Vedral (Josip Vedral; 1872–1929), became a teacher at the Music
Society, later the Ljubljana Conservatory, where he remained active for over
thirty years and trained several Slovenian violinists. In addition to Vedral,
two other Czech violinists were active during the First World War at the
Music Society in Ljubljana, namely Stanislava Hajek (Stanislava Hajková;
1895–?)15 and Václav Tulach (1872–?).16 At the end of World War I, anoth-
er Prague violinist, Richard Zika (1897–1947),17 was appointed concertmas-
14 Baudis was born on June 25th, 1860 in Kutna Horá (CZ). He studied violin with
Bennewitz at the Prague Conservatory between 1870 and 1876. After his studies, he
was the orchestra director of the Royal Provincial German Theater in Prague for six
years. After that, he spent three years as a violin teacher and concertmaster at the
Music Society (Musikverein) in Linz, and another three years as concertmaster and
conductor at the General Music Society (Allgemeine Musikgesellschaft) in Basel. In
1892, he became a violin teacher at the Music Society in Ljubljana. After that, he was
the military music director of the 18th Infantry Regiment between 1893 and 1906.
See SOA Praha, Kutná hora 15, B: 1860–1865, fol. 30; Haupt [...] der Schüler des Con-
servatorium in Prag, fol. 143; Letter of J. Baudis to the directorship of the Music So-
ciety in Ljubljana, October 14th, 1891 (Personal file [H. Baudis] of Music Society, SI-
Lng); Brixel, Martin, Pils, Das ist Österreichs Militärmusik, 329.
15 Hajek was born on August 19th, 1895 in Linz to Czech parents. She studied violin
with Jindřich Feld at the Prague Conservatory between 1909 and 1915. In 1916 she
moved to Ljubljana, where she was a violin and piano teacher at the Music Society
until 1918. See Matrik 1879, fol. 75, SOA Praha; Letter of Stanislava Hajek to the di-
rectorship of the Music Society, September 20th, 1919 (Personal file [S. Hajek] of Mu-
sic Society, Si-Lng).
16 Tulach was born on September 21st, 1872 in Řepin near Mělnik (CZ). He studied vio-
lin and clarinet at the Military Music School of Hanuš Pavlis between 1887 and 1889.
He spent more than nine years as a clarinetist and violinist in the military band, five
years as a clarinetist in Opatija, three years in the Music Society band in Ljubljana,
two years in the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in Prague, and one year in the Slo-
venian Philharmonic Orchestra in Ljubljana. He was a teacher of clarinet and vio-
lin at the Music Society in Ljubljana between 1917 and 1919. See Personal file [Václav
Tulach] of the Music Society in Ljubljana (Si-Lng).
17 Zika was born on January 9th, 1897 in Vsetín. He studied violin with Štěpán Suchý
at the Prague Conservatory between 1913 and 1916. In 1918, he moved to Ljublja-
na, where he was concertmaster of the Slovenian National Theater Orchestra until
1921 and a violin teacher at the Music Society in Ljubljana. In 1946, he became a vi-
olin professor at the Academy of Music in Prague and was also active as composer.
He died on November 10th, 1947 in Prague. See Zakladní kniha, Grundbuch 1911–
1934, fol. 28, SOA Praha; František Žídek, Čeští houslisté tří století (Prague: Pan-
ton, 1979), 167–168; Gracián Černušák, “Zika, Richard,” in Česko slovenský hudební
slovník osob a institucí, vol. 2, ed. Gracián Černušák, Bohumír Štědroň, and Zden-
ko Nováček (Prague: Státní hudební vydavatelství, 1965), 993.
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Baudis (Jan/Hanuš Baudis; 1860–1908),14 who did not meet the expectations
of the Society’s management, regardless of the fact that he was a very com-
petent musician. The situation changed in 1895, when another Prague vio-
linist, Josef Vedral (Josip Vedral; 1872–1929), became a teacher at the Music
Society, later the Ljubljana Conservatory, where he remained active for over
thirty years and trained several Slovenian violinists. In addition to Vedral,
two other Czech violinists were active during the First World War at the
Music Society in Ljubljana, namely Stanislava Hajek (Stanislava Hajková;
1895–?)15 and Václav Tulach (1872–?).16 At the end of World War I, anoth-
er Prague violinist, Richard Zika (1897–1947),17 was appointed concertmas-
14 Baudis was born on June 25th, 1860 in Kutna Horá (CZ). He studied violin with
Bennewitz at the Prague Conservatory between 1870 and 1876. After his studies, he
was the orchestra director of the Royal Provincial German Theater in Prague for six
years. After that, he spent three years as a violin teacher and concertmaster at the
Music Society (Musikverein) in Linz, and another three years as concertmaster and
conductor at the General Music Society (Allgemeine Musikgesellschaft) in Basel. In
1892, he became a violin teacher at the Music Society in Ljubljana. After that, he was
the military music director of the 18th Infantry Regiment between 1893 and 1906.
See SOA Praha, Kutná hora 15, B: 1860–1865, fol. 30; Haupt [...] der Schüler des Con-
servatorium in Prag, fol. 143; Letter of J. Baudis to the directorship of the Music So-
ciety in Ljubljana, October 14th, 1891 (Personal file [H. Baudis] of Music Society, SI-
Lng); Brixel, Martin, Pils, Das ist Österreichs Militärmusik, 329.
15 Hajek was born on August 19th, 1895 in Linz to Czech parents. She studied violin
with Jindřich Feld at the Prague Conservatory between 1909 and 1915. In 1916 she
moved to Ljubljana, where she was a violin and piano teacher at the Music Society
until 1918. See Matrik 1879, fol. 75, SOA Praha; Letter of Stanislava Hajek to the di-
rectorship of the Music Society, September 20th, 1919 (Personal file [S. Hajek] of Mu-
sic Society, Si-Lng).
16 Tulach was born on September 21st, 1872 in Řepin near Mělnik (CZ). He studied vio-
lin and clarinet at the Military Music School of Hanuš Pavlis between 1887 and 1889.
He spent more than nine years as a clarinetist and violinist in the military band, five
years as a clarinetist in Opatija, three years in the Music Society band in Ljubljana,
two years in the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in Prague, and one year in the Slo-
venian Philharmonic Orchestra in Ljubljana. He was a teacher of clarinet and vio-
lin at the Music Society in Ljubljana between 1917 and 1919. See Personal file [Václav
Tulach] of the Music Society in Ljubljana (Si-Lng).
17 Zika was born on January 9th, 1897 in Vsetín. He studied violin with Štěpán Suchý
at the Prague Conservatory between 1913 and 1916. In 1918, he moved to Ljublja-
na, where he was concertmaster of the Slovenian National Theater Orchestra until
1921 and a violin teacher at the Music Society in Ljubljana. In 1946, he became a vi-
olin professor at the Academy of Music in Prague and was also active as composer.
He died on November 10th, 1947 in Prague. See Zakladní kniha, Grundbuch 1911–
1934, fol. 28, SOA Praha; František Žídek, Čeští houslisté tří století (Prague: Pan-
ton, 1979), 167–168; Gracián Černušák, “Zika, Richard,” in Česko slovenský hudební
slovník osob a institucí, vol. 2, ed. Gracián Černušák, Bohumír Štědroň, and Zden-
ko Nováček (Prague: Státní hudební vydavatelství, 1965), 993.
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