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A native of Prague...
 Czech Republic conductor Bohuslav Rattay is quickly gaining regog- nition as one of the young upcoming stars of the podium. In Eastern Europe he has appeared with some of the finest orchestras of those regions, including Russia's St. Petersburg Academic Orchestra and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra as well as the Parnu City Orchestra of Estonia, where he shared the podium with world-renowned conductor Neeme Jarvi.
In the spring of 2005, Rattay was selected by Maestro Leonard Slatkin to take part in the National Symphony Orchestra's Conducting Institute. Here he had opportunities to take private coachings with Maestro Slatkin and conduct the NSO. That same year, Rattay took over as the newly appointed Music Director of the William and Mary Symphony Orchestra in Virginia and directed The Virginia Symphony in several performances.
A graduate of Rice University and the Prague Conservatory in bassoon performance, as well as a bassoonist in various professional ensembles, Mr. Rattay became interested in the fight for classical music and felt compelled to be at the podium, bringing orchestral music to the often-disenchanted public in new and exciting ways. Mr. Rattay is particularly interested in attracting young audiences with creative presentations and programming. He has conducted numerous university and youth orchestras and served as the conductor of the Potomac Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra.
At the Peabody Conservatory, Bohuslav studied conducting with many esteemed teachers, including Gustav Meier, Markand Thakar and Edward Polochick. Here he served as Assistant Conductor for the Peabody Symphony Orchestra and the Peabody Opera Department. He has also worked with Neeme Jarvi, Paavo Jarvi, Jorma Panula, Alexander Dmitriev, Donald Thulean, JoAnn Falletta, Daniel Lewis, and Carl St.Clair. In 2004 Bohuslav was selected to attend the Kurt Masur conducting workshop.
Bohuslav loves sailing and enjoys a good glass of wine. His favorite great-aunt in Prague has taught him much about life and his mother passed on the art of traditional Czech cooking. You can visit his website at www.bohuslavrattay.com.
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