Libor Pešek RIP

[Jan McNulty]

I was sad to read today that the eminent conductor Libor Pešek has passed away at the age of 89.  He enjoyed tremendous success when he led the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in the 1990s and still holds a special place in the hearts of RLPO followers in the city.

 

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-10-24/liverpool-philharmonic-conductor-libor-pesek-dies-at-89

 

[Lizbie1]

There's a nice obituary in the Telegraph, which among other things mentions his habit of buying up the broccoli in Liverpool supermarkets to take back to Prague.