Aleksander Lasoń (born 10 November 1951) is a Polish composer and teacher. He was born in
Siemianowice Śląskie
Siemianowice Śląskie (; ; ) also known as Siemianowice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice, in the core of the Metropolis GZM - a metropolis with a population of 2 million people and is located in the Silesian Highlands, ...
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He studied composition under professor
Józef Świder's at
The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice.
[ He is professor at the University of Silesia and at the Academy of Music in Katowice.][
He has received numerous awards and commissions, including The Beethoven Prize of the City of ]Bonn
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in 1980 for his Symphony No. 2, ''Concertante'' for piano and orchestra; he received three coveted awards at the UNESCO
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's International Tribune of Composers in Paris: in 1980, he was awarded first place for his Symphony No. 1 for brass instruments, percussion and two pianos, in 1988—his String Quartet No. 2 and in 1997—his Concerto Festivo for violin and orchestra, were distinguished.[
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Selected works
* Sonata for violin and piano (1970–71)
* Songs for soprano and piano (1973)
* Muzyka kameralna nr 1 (Chamber Music
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No. 1) for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello "Stalowawolska" (1974-1978)
* Symphony No. 1 for brass instruments, percussion and two pianos (1975)
* Sonata for solo violin no. 1 (1975)
* Music in Shakespeare for baritone and magnetic tape (1975)
* Music in Four Parts for double-bass and piano (1977)
* Symphony No. 2 “Concertante” for piano and orchestra (1977–79)
* Mountains for symphony orchestra (1979–80)
* Sonata for solo violin no. 2 (1983–84)
* String Quartet No. 2 (1987)
* String Quartet No. 3 (1992–93)
* Concerto festivo for violin and orchestra (1993–95)
* Symphony No. 3 “1999” Apokalypsis for choir and orchestra (1996–97)
* Musica Sacra – Sanctus for four male voices, organ and string orchestra (1998)
* A Little Book for clarinet and strings (2001)
* Sinfonia concertante for guitar and chamber orchestra (2004)
* "Called Back" for four singing voices and string orchestra (2008)
* SATJA – Symphony No. 4 for orchestra (2006–07)
References
External links
Aleksander Lasoń at PWM Edition
1951 births
Living people
People from Siemianowice Śląskie
Polish composers
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