Tomáš Svoboda (December 6, 1939 – November 17, 2022) was a French-born Czech-American contemporary classical composer and pianist, whose debut took place in Prague, Czechoslovakia on September 7, 1957, with the world premiere of his Symphony No.
1 (Of Nature) with the FOK Prague Symphony conducted by Václav Smetáček.
[1] Svoboda's catalog contains over 200 compositions, including six symphonies and five concerti.
Svoboda's Piano Trios CD recording received a 2001 "Critics Choice Award" from the American Record Guide[2] and his Marimba Concerto received recognition in a 2003 Grammy Award nomination for the Oregon Symphony.
A Professor Emeritus from Portland State University, Svoboda composed his first music at age nine.