Josef Reicha
Born: 12th February 1752, Chudenice, Czechia
Died: 5th March 1795, Bonn, Germany
Nationality: Czech
Josef Reicha (Rejcha) was a Czech cellist, composer and conductor. He was the uncle of composer and music theorist Anton Reicha.
Josef Reicha was born in Chudenice. In 1761 he moved to Prague, where he was taught cello by Franz Joseph Werner. In 1771 Reicha became first cellist in the Kapelle of Prince (Fürst) Kraft Ernst von Oettingen-Wallerstein.
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