Luna Alcalay (21 October 1928 – 9 October 2012) was a Croatian-born Austrian pianist,

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and composer.

Biography

Alcalay was born in

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, Croatia to a

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family. She studied piano under

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and composition under

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at the Vienna Academy of Music and received a scholarship in 1958 to continue her studies in Rome. She attended the Darmstadt Summer Course. After completing her studies, she returned to

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, where she became a professor of piano at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts.

Composition prizes

* Darmstadt 1963 and 1964 * Gaudeamus competition 1967 * Berlin 1972 * International ISCM competition Italy 1973 * ORF Steiermark 1973 * "Preis der Stadt Wien" 1992

Works

Selected works include: * ''Apostroph'' (violin solo) * ''Apostrophen'' (violoncello solo) * ''Gyroskop'' for viola solo (1998) * ''un sogno à tre'' for flute, viola and harp (1990) * ''relatif à la sonorité'' (string trio) * ''Touches'' (two pianos) * ''conversations à trois'' (woodwind trio) * ''L'intérieur des pensées'' (string quartet) * ''Applications'' (for sixteen strings) * ''Pas de deux'' (two clarinets) * ''Trio'' (alto saxophone, drums, double bass) * ''Syntax'' (percussion) * ''En circuit · Der alte Friedhof in Prag'' (mezzo-soprano and ensemble) * ''Bagatellen'' (piano solo) * ''Transparenzen''(piano trio) * ''Sentenzen'' (violin concerto) * ''Quasi una Fantasia'' (violin and piano) * ''Touches'' (piano concerto) * ''Der übergangene Mensch'' (Music drama) * ''A Game for Two'' (percussion (2 players)) * ''Due sentenze'' (mezzo-soprano, oboe d'amore, piano) * ''3 poems'' (marimba) * ''En passant'' (flute solo) * ''Ich bin in sehnsucht eingehüllt'' (''"I'm wrapped in longing")'', Scenic reflections on love poems by Selma Meerbaum (1984), written for Gunda König and Dieter Kaufmann's K&K Experimental Studio for their series of performances called "Music and Eroticism - Amor, Terror, Psyche" Alcalay's work has been recorded and issued on CD, including: * ''Der Tod Des Trompeters/Heiligenlegende'' (Audio CD - Dec 1, 1995) * ''Vienna Modern Masters'' VMM3020

References

Bibliography

External links

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