Václav Neumann (October 29, 1920 - September 2, 1995) was a Czech conductor, violinist and viola player. October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... National motto: Truth prevails (Czech: Pravda vítězí) Official language Czech Capital Praha (Prague) President Václav Klaus Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 114th 78,866 km² 2% Population  - Total (2003)  - Density Ranked 76th 10. ... Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ... The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a fifth apart. ... Alternate uses: Viola (disambiguation) The viola is a stringed musical instrument which serves as the middle voice of the violin family, between the upper lines played by the violin and the lower lines played by the cello and double bass. ...

Neumann was born in Prague and studied at the conservatoire there. He co-founded, and played 1st violin in, the Smetana Quartet, before holding conducting posts in Carlsbad and Brno. In 1956 he became conductor at the Komische Oper in Berlin, leaving in 1964 he left to become condcutor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. He stayed there until 1968 when he became principal conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, a post he held until 1990. Prague (Praha in Czech) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... The Smetana Quartet was a Czech string quartet that was in existence from 1945 to 1989. ... the traditional English name for the city and spa Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Carlsbad, California Carlsbad, New Mexico, with Carlsbad Caverns National Park nearby Carlsbad, Texas ... Brno  listen? (German: Brünn) is the second-largest city of the Czech Republic, located in the southeast of the country, at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers. ... Berlin (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,387,404 inhabitants (as of September 2004); down from 4. ... The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra is a German orchestra based in Leipzig. ... The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra is based in Prague and is probably the most famous and respected orchestra in the Czech Republic. ...

Neumann was particularly noted as a champion of Czech music, and made the first studio recording of Leos Janacek's opera The Excursions of Mr. Broucek in 1962. The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...