ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd æt ðə dʒɪmnˈeɪsiəm ɪn bˌiːˌɑːɹɹˌɛnˈoʊʒˌæbəvɹˈɛski, ænd lˈeɪɾɚ hiː pɚsˈuːd hɪz stˈʌdiz æt ðə dʒˈæneɪtʃək ɐkˈædəmi ʌv mjˈuːzɪk ænd pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ ˈɑːɹts ɪn bˌiːˌɑːɹɹˌɛnˈoʊ.
In 1947 he graduated at the gymnasium in Brno-Žabovřesky, and later he pursued his studies at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno.