Biography

Jiri Tancibudek
Real name: Jiří Tancibudek
Effective period / Period of releases: 1971
Jiří Tancibudek (5 March 1921 – 1 May 2004) was a Czech-born Australian oboist, conductor and teacher.First studied violin and at 17 studied oboe at Prague Conservatorium, and later in England with Leon Goossens. Became principal oboist in the Czech Philharmonic under Rafael Kubelik (1945-1950) and toured Europe. Came to Australia in 1950 and worked at the NSW Conservatorium (1950-1953) and later with the Victorian Symphony Orchestra.