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1937 – 1939
grammar school in Prievidza
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1944 – 1952
Conservatory in Bratislava (conducting – Karel Schimpl, composing – Alexander Moyzes)
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1954 – 1969
conductor of the ĽUT ensemble in the Slovak Radio in Bratislava
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1972 – 1981
secretary of the Creative Committee of the Slovak Composers Union
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1962 – 1972
editor of the record companies Supraphon and OPUS