Štěpán Rak
Štěpán Rak (born 8 August 1945) is a Rusyn, Ukraine-born Czech classical guitarist and composer. He is well known for the technical innovations that he uses in his compositions.
Biography[]
Rak first studied at a Fine Arts School in Prague and continued with guitar studies at the Prague Conservatory, 1965–70. During 1975 he also studied composition at the Prague Academy of Arts. In 1973, his orchestral composition Hiroshima won a second prize at a Czechoslovakian competition for young composers. From 1975 to 1980 he taught guitar at the Jyväskylä Conservatory in Finland.[1]
Family[]
His son is a folk musician.[2]
Works[]
- Stepan Rak’s "Tracy" (1994): A Transcription and Commentary Thesis by Reza Khota (2006)
References[]
- ^ Maurice Summerfield: The Classical Guitar. Its Evolution, Players, and Personalities Since 1800, 5th edition (Blaydon-on-Tyne: Ashley Mark Publishing Co., 2002), p. 240.
- ^ http://janmatejrak.cz
External links[]
See also[]
 | This article on a Czech musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
 | This article on a classical guitarist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 1945 births
- 20th-century classical composers
- Composers for the classical guitar
- Czech classical composers
- Czech male classical composers
- Czech classical guitarists
- Living people
- 20th-century guitarists
- 20th-century male musicians
- Czech musician stubs
- Classical guitarist stubs