{"product_id":"2530-talich-vaclav-signed-photograph","title":"Talich, Václav. (1883–1961) Signed Photograph","description":"Signed halftone photograph of the great Czech conductor, on the cover a complete concert program which included works by Czech composers Dvorak, Suk and Smetana. 18.5 X 26 cm. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA violinist by training, Talich became leader of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Arthur Nikisch.  Following a lengthy period of study with Nikisch and others, he was conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, which he lead from 1918 to 1941.  Talich remains a controversial figure for his musical activities in German occupied Czechoslovakia - though for him they were a means to enliven the human spirit, by many he was seen as a collaborator.  Imprisoned in 1946, but released within a few weeks, he was forbidden to conduct his beloved Czech Philharmonic Orchestra until the early 1950s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1938, Talich wrote that \"In art there is no such thing as a goal definitively achieved. Artistic growth is a series of errors, and a search that lasts as long as the artist's life.\"","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093164478623,"sku":"2530","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Talich_SP085.jpg?v=1722186328","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/2530-talich-vaclav-signed-photograph","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}