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1945 – 1953
secondary grammar school in Bratislava
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1945 – 1946
private lessons in piano with E. Križan
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1946 – 1953
private lessons in piano with Štefan Németh-Šamorínsky
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1952 – 1953
private lessons in conducting with Ľudovít Rajter
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1953 – 1955 and 1958
Academy of Performing Arts, Bratislava (conducting – Ľudovít Rajter)
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1955 – 1958
studies at Hochschule für Musik in Leipzig (conducting – F. Jung, H. Rögner)
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1958 – 1959
assistant conductor-in-chief of the Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava
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1962
second conductor of the Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava
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1968 – 1981 and 1993 – 1995
chief conductor of the State Philharmonic Košice, present during its establishment
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1984 – 1989
chief conductor of the Slovak Philharmonic
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from 1978
teaching activity at the Academy of Performing Arts, Bratislava
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from 1982
guest Professor at Michigan University in Massachusetts (USA)
Bystrík Režucha has made guest appearances with symphony orchestras not only in Slovakia but also abroad – in Europe, USA, Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Japan, Korea, Sigapore... His career with the Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Slovak Philharmonic saw the production of numerous vinyl and CD recordings for the record companies OPUS, SUPRAPHON and Naxos.