Jiří Pauer

He has composed many pieces, many of which focus on the brass orchestral instruments, symphonies, and further orchestra pieces, a bassoon concerto, a horn concerto and a trumpet concerto, chamber music pieces, and piano pieces. His opera Zdravý nemocný, based on Molière's Le Malade imaginaire, premiered at the Prague National Theatre on 22 May 1970. In 1989 Jiří Pauer was dismissed from his post as general director of the National Theatre in Prague, because of his support for the policies of the former Communist Czechoslovak government. Pauer had locked staff out of the National and Smetana theatres on 17 November 1989 to prevent the opera, ballet and drama companies from staging protest performances. After a three-week strike Pauer was replaced by Ivo Žídek.

Jiří Pauer studied at Prague Conservatory. The recorded working language is Czech. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music and opera. Distinctions recorded are Národní umělec, Order of Labour (Czechoslovakia), Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia and Klement Gottwald State Prize.

• Zuzana Vojířová opera, 1958 • Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra, 1949 • Concerto for Horn and Orchestra, 1957 • Wind Quintet, 1961 • 12 Duets for Viola and Cello, 1969–1970 • Concert Music, 1971 • Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, 1972 • Trompetina for Trumpet and Piano, 1972 • Trombonetta for Trombone and Piano, 1974–1975 • Intrada for 3 Pianos, 3 Trumpets, and 3 Trombones, 1975 • Tubonetta for Tuba and Piano, 1976 • Hymn for communist party, 1977 • Characters for Brass Quintet, 1977–1978 • 12 Duets for 2 Trompets (or Horns), 1983 • Trio for 3 Horns, 1986

Jiří Pauer is recorded as composer, music educator, musicologist, manager and pedagogue.