Milan Tesař (1938 – 2019)
The guitar studies program at Prague Conservatory.
Started concertizing.
Started teaching at the People's Conservatory
Played a concert tour in Prague and through Italy.
Teaching and concertizing in Italy.
During the 70's Milan Tesař wrote songs and chansons. He worked together with W. Matuška, L. Filipová , V. Neckář, K. Černoch, W. Daněk and with the band Rangers.
Teaching at Prague Conservatory.
Breeze from Aranjuez for guitar and strings appeared on television.
During the 80's he recorded three solo guitar albums for Supraphon.
In 1986 he began to work together with Vladimír Mikulka. There are eight albums to date, the first of which was recorded for H. Lemoin, Paris, and it was still published by Daminius Records, Germany. Further albums were released during the 90's by Allegro, Praha; Gendai, Tokyo; Vogt a Fritz, Schweinfurt.
In 1989 he finished an album of original compositions Ballad Stories, which was issued on CD and LP in 1990 (Supraphon).
Further albums were released during the 90's by Allegro (Praha), Gendai (Tokyo), Vogt & Fritz (Schweinfurt).
Vladimír Mikulka performed Ballad Stories on this album and Karusell Suite on the CD European Premieres (Supraphon).
Lenka Filipová recorded his Aria on Concertino and on Concertino II as well (Supraphon).
In 1991 Milan Zelenka recorded Tesař's Bouquet on an album published by PUNC.
In 1994 he completed another album of original compositions Czech Colours (EMI - Monitor).
Vladimír Bláha played Tesař's "Conversations" on the album Czech Guitar Works (ATYPUS).
Arranged and produced Folk Songs (Polygram) for Lenka Filipová.
Vladimír Bláha recorded Jumble Suite.
He created compositional support for the brilliant guitar duo P. Henel - Jiří Reiterman. He wrote Czech Songs, Dance Lessons etc.
Prague Guitar Quartet recorded his Guitar Quartet for Czechoslovak Broadcasting.
Pavel Steidl recorded a series of his minor compositions for Czechoslovak Broadcasting.
In 2000 Vladimír Bláha performed Concert for Guitar and Strings and Eternal Strings at an international festival in Brno.
In 2001 an album of duets and trios, Guitar Inspirations is released by OPUS.
In these days he composes and teaches at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory in Prague
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100 00 Praha 10
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