Václav Kaprál (1889, in Určice – 1947, in Brno) was a Czech composer, pianist, and pedagogue. Kaprál studied composition with
Leoš Janáček in the Brno Organ School (1908–1910) and with
Vítězslav Novák (1919–1920) in Prague. Later, he studied piano interpretation with
Alfred Cortot in Paris (1923–1924). Kaprál composed about fifty opuses, mainly solo piano, vocal, and chamber music. He was the father of Czech composer
Vítězslava Kaprálová.