Libor Pešek

musician

Libor Pešek
Libor Pešek · Portrait; not a photograph of this planting.

About the plant

Plant
Tilia japonica
Botanical name
Tilia japonica
Planting year
2012
Planters or representatives
Libor Pešek
Mature size
tree; mature size depends on site
Flowering
summer; fragrant flowers
Lifespan and documented age
A numerical lifespan range is not established by the references used.
Reading these figures
Taxon characteristics; actual size and flowering in the garden depend on conditions.

Japanese lime has small heart-shaped leaves and abundant fragrant flowers. The presence of staminodes also distinguishes it from small-leaved lime.

Listed size: tree; mature size depends on site. Flowering or reproductive structures: summer; fragrant flowers. These describe the taxon, rather than a measurement of the particular plant in Prague.

Lifespan: A numerical lifespan range is not established by the references used.

Plant details and related plantings →

A 2017 leaflet gives Fraxinus chinensis rhynchophylla; the current catalogue and the 2012 report give Tilia japonica.

Historical name in the sources: Fraxinus chinensis rhynchophylla (leták 2017)

About the person

Name
Libor Pešek
Personality type
musician
Date of birth
Place of birth
Praha
Date of death
Notable achievements and career
  • His career spanned more than 70 years during which he won awards from Great Britain and others.
  • He conducted Czech music by composers such as Vítězslav Novák, Josef Suk and Pavel Josef Vejvanovský better known by performances and recordings.
People and participants
Libor Pešek

Libor Pešek (22 June 1933 – 23 October 2022) was a Czech conductor. He was among the most famous conductors of his time, working regularly across Europe as chief conductor of orchestras in Prague, but also for ten years with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.

His career spanned more than 70 years during which he won awards from Great Britain and others. He conducted Czech music by composers such as Vítězslav Novák, Josef Suk and Pavel Josef Vejvanovský better known by performances and recordings.

Sources

Biographical facts · en.wikipedia.org

Botanical references

The biography includes an adapted Wikipedia excerpt; paragraph layout and length were changed. Article and contributor history · CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikipedia · Libor Pešek · Author: che (Please credit as "Petr Novák, Wikipedia" in case you use this outside Wikimedia projects.) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Checked: 2026-10-09