• 1927 – 1929

    Music school of "Matice česká" in Moravská Ostrava (violin)

  • 1929 – 1933

    Conservatory in Prague (composing – Rudolf Karl, conducting – Pavol Dědeček, violin – Rudolf Reissig)

  • 1929 – 1934

    choirmaster of the Workers' choir "Slavoj" in Prague

  • 1933 – 1934

    Master School of the Prague Conservatory (composing – Josef Suk, conducting – Václav Talich)

  • 1934 – 1935

    conductor of ensembles in Sremska Mitrovica and Belgrade, at the same time music teacher at the grammar school in Sriemska Mitrovica in Yugoslavia

  • 1935 – 1936

    studied composing with Alois Hába

  • 1935 – 1939

    choirmaster and conductor of various ensembles and orchestras (Tovačov Ensemble, Křižkov Ensemble, orchestra of the "Odkolek" company, the "Sokol" Philharmonic, radio orchestras in Prague, Bratislava and Ostrava)

  • 1939 – 1940

    studied conducting with Clemens Kraus in Salzburg and in Berlin

  • 1940 – 1941

    rehearsal pianist of the opera theatre in Salzburg

  • 1942 – 1944

    rehearsal pianist, orchestra member and conductor of the Belgrade National Theatre, concurrently rehearsal pianist in Salzburg

  • 1945 – 1946

    choirmaster and conductor of the Opera in Bratislava

  • 1946 – 1947

    head of the Tatran ensemble

  • 1947 – 1950

    artistic director of Arts Ensembles of the Ministry of Postal Service

  • 1950 – 1954

    artistic director of the Bratislava Workers' Cultural Group

  • 1952 – 1954

    head of the programme department of the Music and Arts Centre in Bratislava

  • 1954 – 1956

    headmaster of the music school in Skalica

  • 1956 – 1957

    headmaster of the music school in Pezinok

  • 1957 – 1979

    headmaster of Arts School on Štefánikova Street in Bratislava

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