Josef Klička

Czech conductor, violinist, music educator, composer and organist

Josef Klička (15 December 1855, Klatovy, Kingdom of Bohemia – 28 March 1937, Klatovy) was a Czech organist, violinist, composer, conductor and pedagogue. He produced several large organ compositions in the style of late romanticism; these have been recorded on CD.

A graduate in organ-playing from the Conservatory in Prague, Klička subsequently worked as organist and conductor and eventually became acting professor at his old school. This was from 1892 to 1895, as deputy for Dvořák, then in the USA.

Klička's son was Václav Klička (1882–1953), a harpist. Václav also taught for some years at the Prague Conservatory.

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Works

The Long LineThe Long Line
  • Fantaisie de concert en fa dièse mineur
  • Fantaisie de concert en ut mineur
  • Fantaisie de concert sur le Choral de St Venceslas, op. 65
  • Légende en ré mineur