3. 7. 1854
born in Hukvaldy
1865
arrives in the foundation of the Augustinian Monastery in Brno
1872–1892?
director of the choir
in the Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Brno
1874–1875
studied at the Organ School in Prague
1876–1888
active in the Brno Beseda society (choirmaster,
conductor and pianist
1876–1904
teacher at the Teacher
Training Institute in Brno
1879–1880
studied at the Leipzig and then the Viennese conservatoires
13. 7. 1881
marries Zdenka Schulzová
7. 12. 1881
appointed headmaster of the Organ School
15. 8. 1882
birth of his daughter, Olga
1884–1888
established and edited the first Moravian music magazine
Hudební listy
from 1888
dedicated himself to
the collection and study of Moravian folk music
16. 5. 1888
birth of his son, Vladimír
9. 11. 1890
death of his son, Vladimír
from 1897
copying speech melodies, i.e. recording people's
speech in notated form, also related to his interest in psychology
26. 2. 1903
death of his daughter, Olga
21. 1. 1904
world premiere of the opera Jenůfa at the National Theatre in Brno
2. 7. 1910
the Janáčeks move to a house in the garden of the Organ School on Smetanova street
1915-1918
composed the orchestral rhapsody Taras Bulba
26. 5. 1916
premiere of Jenůfa at the National Theatre in Prague
16. 2. 1918
premiere of Jenůfa at the Court Opera in Vienna
1919
established the Brno
Conservatory
23. 4. 1920
world premiere of the opera The Excursions of Mr Brouček at the National Theatre in Prague
30. 9. 1920
appointed professor of composition at the Master School of the Prague Conservatory operationg in Brno
23. 11. 1921
world premiere of the opera Káťa Kabanová at the National Theatre in Brno
6. 11. 1924
world premiere of the opera The Cunning Little Vixen at the National Theatre in Brno
6. 12. 1924
premiere of Jenůfa at the Metropolitan Opera in New York
28. 1. 1925
the first to be awarded an honorary doctorate from Masaryk University
28. 4. – 10. 5. 1926
trip to England
26. 6. 1926
world premiere of Sinfonietta at the 8th Sokol Rally in Prague
18. 12. 1926
world premiere of the opera The Makropulos Case at the National Theatre in Brno
1927
appointed a member of
the Prussian Academy of Music in Berlin
5. 12. 1927
world premiere of the Glagolitic Mass at the Stadion in Brno
12. 8. 1928
died in Ostrava
12. 4. 1930
world premiere of the opera From the House of the Dead at the National Theatre in Brno