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Czech composer and violoncellist

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Czechia
Active from
1752
Active to
1795

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Josef Reicha (Rejcha) (12 February 1752 – 5 March 1795) was a Czech cellist, composer and conductor. He was the uncle of composer and music theorist Anton Reicha. Josef Reicha was born in Chudenice. In 1761 he moved to Prague, where he was taught cello by Franz Joseph Werner. In 1771 Reicha became first cellist in the Kapelle of Prince (Fürst) Kraft Ernst von Oettingen-Wallerstein. Together with the famous violinist Anton Janitsch, who also played in the Kapelle <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus

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Instance of
human
Given name
Josef
Gender
male
Place of birth
Prague
Place of death
Bonn
Occupation
cellist
Instrument
cello
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date of birth
1752-03-13
date of death
1795-03-05
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Josef Reicha, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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