Jan Pogany born 23 June 1960 in

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, Poland) is a Polish classical

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. His music adopts the romantic style and is a symbiosis of the modern form of romantic harmony and lyrical melodic line.

Biography

He is a graduate of cello and conducting studies in

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Conservatory in Munich ( Germany). He studied at the Music Academy in Wroclaw ( Poland). He works with numerous orchestras such as the ones Germany,

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, Korea, Germany, Greece, Poland as well as opera companies. He founded the Polish Chamber Orchestra Camerata-Wrocław. He was Director General of the International Brahms Festival Wroclaw.

Recognition

*2008 – the II prize at the International Composers Competitions in Torrevie ( Spain), *2009 – the III prize at the International Composers Competitions in Luxembourg.

Works

* 2002 – Film music for the German TV crime series ''

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'' * 2005 – Cantata of Kołobrzeg for two sopranos, tenor, baritone, choir and orchestra, the composition was written on the jubilee 750th anniversary of Kolobrzeg * 2006 –

Fantasia in D minor for cello and orchestra Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcor ...

* 2007 –

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“La Voce del Destino” for tenor, violin and orchestra * 2008 – Opera "Acrobat" composer is also the author of the libretto, first performance was at the Munich Philharmonic Hall. * 2008 – Introduction and Waltz of fate. * 2009 –

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a-moll for opera singer Antonina Kawecka. * 2009 –

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“Cruise” * 2011 – Requiem Smolensk in memoriam. First performance was in the Polish Radio Concert Hall in Wroclaw in the first anniversary of plane crash in Smolensk. **...''my Requiem gives hope and not force to cry. The open space of human life is closing from the absolute key of the time but it is only a prelude to eternity'' -Jan Pogány * 2011 – “

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” for tenor, choir and orchestra. * 2014 - Oman's Serenade for violin and orchestra.The world premiere of Oman's Serenade
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References

External links

Artist's website

Interview for a newspaper MuscatDaily in OmanInterview with Jan Pogány
page IV (Polish newspaper)
Article about the premiere of Requiem
(Polish newspaper)
Premiere of Requiem Smolensk in memoriam
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ScoreRequiem
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