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Feb 03, 1748 Lochovice, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic Died on 31 Jul 1816 (aged 68)
Czech oboist, composer and violoncellist
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About Josef Fiala
- Josef Fiala (Joseph Fiala) (3 February 1748 – 31 July 1816), was a composer, oboist, viola da gamba virtuoso, cellist, and pedagogue. He was born in Lochovice in Bohemia and began his professional career as an oboist in the service of Countess Netolicka.
- In 1777 he moved to Munich to serve in the court orchestra of Elector Maximilian Joseph.
- That year in Munich, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was greatly impressed by the wind band trained by Fiala, and helped Fiala secure a position in 1778 after the death of the Elector.
- In 1785 Fiala moved to Vienna, and in 1786 to Saint Petersburg where he worked in the court of Catherine the Great.
- In 1790 he moved to Prussia where he served as a viola da gamba player in the court of Friedrich Wilhelm II.
- Finally in 1792 he became Kapellmeister in Donaueschingen, where he spent the rest of his life.
