Zdeněk Šesták: key obituary facts
Is Zdeněk Šesták dead? Yes. Zdeněk Šesták died on August 21, 2026, at age 100.
Cause of death: Zdeněk Šesták's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Zdeněk Šesták known for?
Zdeněk Šesták was a Czech composer.
Zdeněk Šesták, the Czech composer known for symphonic, chamber and choral works, died on August 21, 2026, aged 100.
Born in Cítoliby near Louny on December 10, 1925, he came from a musical family and studied composition at the Prague Conservatory from 1945 to 1950 under Emil Hlobil and Miroslav Krejčí. He also pursued musicology in parallel and later became known for promoting the works of composers from the 18th-century Cítoliby school.
His career was marked by both composition and advocacy, and he received honors including a 2006 award from the Dagmar and Václav Havels Foundation Vize 97, the Czech Culture Ministry’s lifetime contribution prize in 2008, and a 2013 Golden OSA award.