Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Václav Talich (Czech pronunciation: [ va tslaf tal x]) (May 28, 1883 March 16, 1961) was a Czech conductor, violinist and pedagogue.Born in Krom í , Moravia, he started his musical career in a student orchestra in Klatovy. From 1897 to 1903 he studied at the conservatory in Prague with Otakar ev ík. For a short period he was the concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, and he was so fascinated by the chief conductor Arthur Nikisch, that he decided to become a conductor himself. His conducting career started in Tbilisi. From 1915 to 1918 he performed as a violist of the Czech Quartet.