Kubelík

American  

[koo-be-leek, koob-uh-lik] / ˈkʊ bɛ lik, ˈkʊb ə lɪk /

noun

1. Jan 1880–1940, Czech violinist and composer in Hungary.

2. his son (Jeronym) Rafael 1914–1996, Czech conductor.

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Kubelik British  

/ ˈkubɛliːk /

noun

1. Raphael (ˈraːfaɛl). 1914–96, Czech conductor and composer

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Example Sentences

The Met believes Stutzmann will become the first conductor to lead two new productions in a debut season since Rafael Kubelík in 1973-74.

From Seattle Times

Rafael Kubelik’s spell as music director of the Chicago Symphony lasted just three fraught seasons after he arrived in 1950 to replace Artur Rodzinski; Kubelik was swiftly doomed by the barrage of negativity aimed at him by the Chicago Tribune critic Claudia Cassidy.

From New York Times

The next year, with the departure of Rafael Kubelik, who had a brief and uneasy tenure as music director, Mr. Levine took over that title, beginning with the 1976-77 season, and settled in for what turned out to be 2,552 performances — far more than any other conductor in its history — as well as the creation of an extensive catalog of recordings and videos, including some landmark Met productions.

From New York Times

Certainly there are times sluggishness strikes, as in an account of Handel’s “Music for the Royal Fireworks” with the English Chamber Orchestra that is dreary compared to those of contemporaries like Rafael Kubelik and Pierre Boulez.

From New York Times

In his statement, Mr. Rattle said that as a teenager in Liverpool, he saw Rafael Kubelik lead the Bavarian Radio Symphony in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; the performance “became a kind of benchmark for me, a goal toward which musicians should strive.”

From New York Times