The public ceremony was attended by more people than a maximum of 30 people who allow the current anti-epidemic measures at the funeral. A sound system was provided for those present in front of the crematorium building, where the condolence book was located. The pianist and music teacher in the ceremonial hall were applauded by his loved ones, friends and former students, including pianist Petr Malásek and violinist Jaroslav Svěcený.
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“There are people whose people realize that they are irreplaceable. Petrov was my teacher, who combed my clumsy thoughts into some order, “said Malásek.
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The saint remembered Peter as his strict teacher of harmony. “We’ve known each other since I was fifteen, I can’t imagine he won’t be among us now,” said the violin virtuoso.
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Among the family members of Petrov present were the wife of the deceased Marta, the daughter Taťjána Vojtová and the son Vadim Petrov Jr. “Dad was a warrior and until the last moment he didn’t feel it should be any different than he had plans for the next period. Last week he was followed by a promoter from Carnegie Hall and they planned a concert for 2022. So even though he was very tired and struggling with the disease, he had no doubt that before his time came, he should go full throttle, “said Petrov Jr., who is from March 2019 Member of the Broadcasting Council.
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For example, the ex-wife of Petrova’s younger Zlata Adamovská and her current husband and actor Petr Štěpánek, actors Jaroslav Satoranský and Dana Morávková or the director of the Copyright Protection Association (OSA) Roman Strejček arrived to say goodbye to a popular musician and pedagogue. The Russian origin was pointed out by the presence of an Orthodox priest.
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Petrov was born on May 24, 1932 in Prague in the family of a Russian emigrant and a doctor from the ancient Russian noble family Repnin-Rěpninský and a Czech singer. The mourning wreath was also sent by President Miloš Zeman, who two years ago awarded Petrov the Order of Merit in the field of education and culture.
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Petrov’s work has about 1,400 titles, from symphonies to song ensembles to music to evenings and movies. His compositions could be heard by people in concert halls as well as several generations of children watching Tales of a Mole, Krkonoše Fairy Tales or the stories of Spejbl and Hurvínek on television.
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Last farewell to Vadim Petrov
He also worked as a teacher. He founded the People’s Conservatory in Prague in the 1960s, today’s the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory, and was its first director. When he had to leave the position of director of the conservatory after 1968 due to persecution by the communist regime, he worked at the Jan Deyl Conservatory and the Prague Conservatory. Petrov’s pupils included, for example, composer and pianist Petr Malásek, singer Dagmar Pecková and singer Anna K.
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