- Jirí Belohlávek was born on February 24, 1946 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Imperium (2016), Tiré à part (1996) and The Heart Dances - the journey of The Piano: the ballet (2018). He was married to Anna Fejérová. He died on May 31, 2017 in Paris, France.
- SpouseAnna Fejérová(1971 - May 31, 2017) (his death, 2 children)
- He was an orchestral conductor known for his interpretations of the music of Janacek and Martinu.
- He started out playing the cello and graduated from the Prague Conservatory and Academy of Performing Arts. He began studying conducting under the guidance of Sergiu Celibidache. He won the Czech national conducting competition, then worked with the Brno Philharmonic. He was principal conductor of the Prague Symphony Orchestra from 1977-89.
- In 2007 he became the first non-native English speaker to conduct and make the traditional speech at the Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London. At the Last Night in 2009, he operated a vacuum cleaner in Malcolm Arnold's "A Grand, Grand Overture".
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