. ▁ ▁Pet rov ▁is ▁pian ist ▁and ▁composer ▁of ▁classical ▁and ▁popular ▁music . ▁He ▁st ems ▁from ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁a ▁Russian ▁em igr ant ▁of ▁arist ocr atic ▁origin ▁( family ▁Rep n in ), ▁a ▁family ▁doctor , ▁resident ▁in ▁Prag ue - Ž i ž kov . ▁At ▁first , ▁he ▁attended ▁a ▁Russian ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Prag ue ▁district ▁P ank rá c , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁his ▁future ▁piano ▁and ▁composition ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Music ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁( AM U ), ▁taking ▁piano ▁less ons ▁with ▁Bert a ▁K abel á č ová ▁and ▁music ▁theory ▁and ▁composition ▁less ons ▁with ▁Mil oslav ▁K abel á č . ▁At ▁the ▁Academy ▁he ▁was ▁Jar oslav ▁ Ř í dk ý ' s ▁student ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁His ▁gradu ation ▁composition ▁was ▁the ▁sym ph onic ▁poem ▁The ▁V ít kov ▁Hill ▁( V ít kov ▁– ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁decis ive ▁battle ▁in ▁ 1 4 2 0 ▁near ▁Prag ue ). ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Prag ue ▁Municipal ▁Education ▁Centre , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Fol k ▁Entertainment ▁department . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Conserv atory ▁special ising ▁in ▁dance - music ▁and ▁jazz ▁( now ▁Jar oslav ▁Je ž ek ▁Conserv atory ▁and ▁College ), ▁and ▁became ▁its