Viktor Kalabis

Viktor Kalabis (27 February 1923 – 28 September 2006) was a Czech composer, music editor, musicologist, and husband of harpsichordist Zuzana Růžičková.

Eventually, Kalabis got work in the children's music section at Prague Radio, where he established the Concertino Praga competition for young musicians.

For stage, he wrote the Fable for chamber orchestra and the two-part ballet score Dva světy (Two Worlds), inspired by Lewis Carroll's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

[2] According to Aleš Březina, a close friend of Kalabis', "his beginnings in the fifties and in the early sixties were deeply influenced by people like Stravinsky and Hindemith, and Honegger and Bartók – and Martinů of course.

[5] Ballets Symphonies Symphonic music Instrumental concertos Compositions for chamber orchestra String quartets Piano quartet Nonets Compositions for wind instruments Duos with piano Duos with harpsichord Duos for other instrumentation Piano Harpsichord Violoncello Flute French horn Guitar Organ Vocal Compositions Songs with orchestral accompaniment Mixed choirs Children choirs

Viktor Kalabis in 1968
Grave of Kalabis at Vinohrady Cemetery in Prague