“ He studied music under Proksch of Prague, and later with Liszt. He founded a music school in Prague, but in 1856 went to Sweden, where he became conductor of the Philharmonic concerts at Gothenburg. Returning to Prague in 1866, he became kapellmeister at the National Bohemian Theatre. Smetana's works are thoroughly Bohemian, and as a national composer he is of the greatest importance. ”