Josef Fiala

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Josef Fiala (Joseph Fiala) (born in Lochovice in Bohemia in 1748; died in Donaeschingen in 1816), was a composer, oboist, viola da gamba virtuoso, cellist, and pedagogue. He began his professional career as an oboist in the service of Countess Netolicka. In 1777 he moved to Munich to serve in the court orchestra of [[Elector Maximilian Joseph]. That year in Munich, [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] was greatly impressed the wind band trained by Fiala, and helped Fiala secure a position in [[1778] after the death of the Elector. In 1785 Fiala moved to Vienna, and in [[1786] to St. Petersburg where he worked in the court of Catherine the Great. In 1790 he moved to Prussia where he served as a viola da gamba player in the court of Friedrich Wilhelm II. Finally in 1792 he became Kapellmeister in Donaueschingen, where he spent the rest of his life.