František Vajnar

Czech conductor and violinist. In 1945-52 he studied violin with Karel Šneberger at the Prague Conservatory. From 1948 he was a pupil of Alois Klíma in the conducting department of the Conservatory (he graduated in 1952). While still a student, he worked as a violinist: he was a member of the orchestra of the National Theatre in Prague (1951-53), after which he concentrated on conducting.