Biography:

Václav Hybš ( June 3, 1935, Police nad Metují – April 12 , 2026 [ 1 ] ) was a Czech musician , trumpeter , conductor , music arranger , and bandleader of the Václav Hybš Dance Orchestra .

He started playing music as a child in his father Václav Hybš’s band. Later, he learned to play the trumpet. With his dance orchestra, he accompanied many Czech pop music stars , such as Waldemar Matuška . His collaboration with violinist Josef Suk is well known . He also performed very often on the former Czechoslovak Television , especially in various variety shows (e.g. television Silvestre or the Televarieté program ), etc. From February 2011 to January 2017, he presented his own program Šlágry od srdce on Czech Radio’s “Dvojce” , where, in collaboration with Miloš Skalka, he selected recordings of the Václav Hybš Orchestra, its soloists and singers. [ 2 ]

He achieved success in 2016 at the Trutnoff Open Air rock festival , where, despite initial concerns with the orchestra, he performed among underground, rock, folk, ethno, punk and metal bands. [ 3 ] [ 4 ]

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