Václav Hybš

Václav Hybš (3 June 1935 – 12 April 2026) was a Czech trumpeter, conductor, music arranger and bandleader. Hybš was born in Police nad Metují on 3 June 1935. He began learning music as a child and later studied trumpet at the State Conservatory in Prague. During and after his conservatory studies, Hybš performed in several orchestras. He played in the spa orchestra in Poděbrady, joined Zdeněk Barták's orchestra in 1954, and later worked with the orchestra of Ladislav Bezubka. He also performed in entertainment settings including Circus Praga and Varieté Alhambra. In 1960, Hybš became a member of the Dance Orchestra of Czechoslovak Radio, founded by Karel Krautgartner. Hybš died on 12 April 2026, at the age of 90. In 1987, he was named the Merited Artist of Czechoslovakia. In May 2005, the Czech Ministry of Culture awarded him the Artis Bohemiae Amicis medal for promoting Czech culture. A jeho hosté (1976) Hybš hraje polku (1978) Václav Hybš a jeho hosté 2 – Malá sváteční hudba (1978) Hudební hostina Václava Hybše (1980) Václav Hybš hraje operetu (1981) Hybš hraje valčík (1984) České Vánoce (1990) Legenda: To nejlepší z padesáti let Orchestru Václava Hybše (2013) Hudební delikatesy (2014) 60 let Orchestru Václava Hybše (2019) Šindlerová, Denisa (13 April 2026). "Zemřel trumpetista Václav Hybš. Spolupracoval s Gottem i Matuškou" [Trumpeter Václav Hybš has died. He collaborated with both Gott and Matuška.]. ČT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. Czech News Agency. Retrieved 25 April 2026. "Václav Hybš". atcr.cz (in Czech). Asociace trumpetistů České republiky. Retrieved 25 April 2026. "Václav Hybš". ČRo Dvojka (in Czech). Czech Radio. Retrieved 25 April 2026. "Václav Hybš". Czech Radio. Retrieved 25 April 2026. Pohanka, Vít (13 April 2026). "Czech bandleader Václav Hybš dies at 90". Radio Prague. Czech Radio. Retrieved 25 April 2026. "Václav Hybš". Czech Film Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2026. "Ocenění Artis Bohemiae Amicis" [Artis Bohemiae Amicis Award]. mk.gov.cz (in Czech). Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 25 April 2026. Václav Hybš discography at Discogs Václav Hybš at IMDb