Zuzana Růžičková
Born: 14th January 1927, Pilsen, Czechia
Died: 27th September 2017, Prague, Czechia
Nationality: Czech
Zuzana Růžičková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzuzana ˈruːʒɪtʃkovaː]) was a Czech harpsichordist. An interpreter of classical and baroque music, Růžičková was the first harpsichordist to record Johann Sebastian Bach's complete works for keyboard, in recordings made in the 1960s and 1970s for Erato Records.
As a teenager, Růžičková was imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camps of Terezin and Auschwitz and transported to the Bergen-Belsen death camp. After the camp's liberation in April 1945, she returned to Plzeň later that year. Růžičková was the wife of Czech composer Viktor Kalabis. The couple both refused to join the Czechoslovak Communist Party which held power from 1948 to 1989, and faced political persecution as a result.
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Zuzana Růžičková (1927-2017)
28th Sep 2017
The great Czech harpsichordist and Holocaust survivor has died aged 90.
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Hans Krása: Complete Chamber Music
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