- In 1991, after his legendary appearance at the gala concert in Detroit, he was once again awarded the previously unassigned world championship title.
- In 1980 another important performance followed with the orchestra Ladislav Staidl at the gala concert of Czechoslovak television in the Monaco Sport Club.
- He died in 1998, the day after his 69th birthday, in Prerov and was buried in the local town cemetery.
- During his 1974 tour of Canada, Pleva performed 182 times in Montreal, Toronto, Quebec and Ottawa.
- Pleva studied at the Philosophical Faculty of the Palacky University in Olomouc. Later he worked as a professor at a secondary school in Prerov.
- Shortly before his death, Pleva recorded a few more tracks with the Academic jazz band. He died before the release of the anniversary CD Prerovské nocturn.
- He graduated from Palacky University in Olomouc. He then worked in Prerov as a teacher of physical education and civics, for 10 years at the Jakub Skoda Grammar School and then for 30 years at the apprentice school in Sirava.
- Musically, Pleva worked as a primás in a cimbalom band and above all as a soloist as a harmonica player.
- He won the World Harmonica Championships in Eindhoven in 1971, in Ypres in 1973 and in Offenburg in 1975. He also received this title in 1974, although the competition was not held publicly, but was decided on the basis of tape recordings.
- He was also the co-author of a music textbook.
- In his youth he was active in sports and was Czechoslovak youth champion in the javelin throw.
- He was a Czech accordion and harmonica player.
- He was a civilian secondary school teacher.
- Pleva was five-time world harmonica champion.
- His repertoire ranged from classical to blues and jazz to folk music.
- He also played the violin very well.
- Since 1957, Pleva has contributed to numerous film scores.
- Playing the accordion was self-taught. He started with playing at the age of sixteen.
- In 1953 he graduated from the Faculty of Arts of Palacky University in Olomouc, majoring in English, physical and military education. Music soon came to the fore again. He was already a dulcimer primate at school. He played bass again in a jazz band and often played music with his classmates on numerous sports trips at the university.
- As a soloist he played in the Ostrava Radio Orchestras, at the Studio Brno, in the orchestras of Gustav Brom, Václav Hybs, Karel Vlach and in the Czechoslovak Radio Dance Orchestra TOCR.
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