Ondřej Horník

1864–1917 (age 53)

Biography

Ondřej Horník devoted his talents to composing melodies that lifted the spirits of concertgoers and soothed the public during turbulent times; his pen wove threads of Czech folk feeling into refined arrangements.

He is remembered at Olšany Cemetery as a composer whose works kept alive the language of home and helped define the sound of his era.