Zdeněk Fibich

Zdeněk Fibich was born on December 21, 1850, in Všebořice. Educated at the Leipzig Conservatory under Ignaz Moscheles and in Paris, Fibich was an aristocratic master of orchestral drama and literary symbolism.

Fibich achieved singular mastery in classical scenic melodrama, culminating in his epic trilogy Hippodamia with libretto by Jaroslav Vrchlický. His intimate piano cycle Moods, Impressions, and Reminiscences contains the world-famous 'Poème' (Op. 39), which remains one of the most recorded and universally recognized melodies in classical repertoire.