Born in Toronto, Michael Roháč received a Masters in Conducting at the University of Toronto in 2001, in the class of Raffi Armenian.
In 2004 Michael Roháč became the Music Director of the West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra (Západočeský symfonický orchestr). Founded in 1821, it is the oldest orchestra in the Czech Republic.
The ZSO plays over 100 concerts a year, including...
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16 subscription concerts
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35 summer Promenade concerts (outdoors)
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Opening and closing concerts of the annual Chopin Festival, founded in 1959
Michael Roháč is a great admirer and supporter of the works of Jean Sibelius, a somewhat neglected composer in the Czech Republic. In cooperation with the Finnish Embassy in Prague, the ZSO performs a special Sibelius concert annually, in an attempt to bring more of his music to Czech music-lovers.
