František Xaver Thuri

Q: When did František Xaver Thuri die?

František Xaver Thuri died on April 22, 2019.

Q: How old was František Xaver Thuri when they died?

František Xaver Thuri was 79 years old at the time of death.

Q: When was František Xaver Thuri born?

František Xaver Thuri was born on April 29, 1939.

Q: What was František Xaver Thuri's occupation?

František Xaver Thuri was a pedagogue.

František Xaver Thuri (also known as F. X. Thuri) (29 April 1939 Prague - 22 April 2019) was a Czech composer, harpsichordist, oboist, organist, musicologist and a notable pedagogue.

Early life and education

After graduating from the Prague Conservatory majoring in organ studies, he went on to study oboe at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts. He had worked as an oboist for the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and Prague Chamber Orchestra.

Contributions to the music world

He is known for his tenure as a professor of the Prague Conservatory where he had taught a number of notable Czech oboe players (for example his son Jan Thuri, soloist Vilém Veverka among others), who constitute the majority of current soloists in Czech orchestras and solo oboe performers.

In the Czech Republic he is often called 'the last baroque composer', having written an extensive number of works in baroque and early classicism style.

Notable works

Church music

Musica Sacromontana jubilatica;
Mass in F major;
Mass in B;
Requiem in c minor;
Stabat Mater

Instrumental music

4 concertos for Oboe and Orchestra (recorded on Thuri records by his son Jan Thuri);
2 concertos for Organ and Orchestra;
Homage to Jan Dismas Zelenka
Poema "Elbrus" for Oboe, B-flat Clarinet & Bassoon;
Czech Folksong Suite for Oboe, B-flat Clarinet and Bassoon