Ladislav Kubík (26 August 1946 – 27 October 2017) was a

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-American

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. His style is associated with other post-war

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composers, such as

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and

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. He graduated from the Music and Dance Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, receiving his

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in 1970 and the title "Aspirante", a degree considered equivalent to the

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. He previously taught at the Prague Conservatory,

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in Prague, and the

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. He served as Professor of Composition at the

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College of Music in Tallahassee beginning in the 1990–91 academic year. Teachers: Emil Hlobil, Karel Janacek, Jiri Pauer.

Prizes and honors

*Resident at the American Academy in Rome. *

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Prize in Paris for ''Lament of a Warrior’s Wife'' (1974) *

Prize in Paris for ''Concerto No.1 for Piano and Orchestra'' (1978) *Intervision Prize *1st Prize in the International Franz Kafka Composition Competition for ''Der Weg'' (1993) *1st Prize in the U.S. NACWPI Composition Contest for ''Two Episodes for Bass Clarinet, Piano, and Percussion'' (1995) *Florida Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship (1998, 2005) *John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship (2010)

The Ladislav Kubik International Prize in Composition

This competition is held biennially under the sponsorship of Florida State University and awarded in conjunction with the same institution's Festival of New Music.International Prize
ladislavkubik.com; accessed 6 November 2017. A cash prize of $2000 is awarded to the winner.

References

External links

Ladislav Kubik page
at Florida State University College of Music site 1946 births 2017 deaths 20th-century classical composers 21st-century classical composers International Rostrum of Composers prize-winners Academic staff of the Prague Conservatory Czech classical composers Czech male classical composers Florida State University faculty 20th-century Czech male musicians 21st-century Czech male musicians Composers from Prague Academy of Performing Arts in Prague alumni {{CzechRepublic-composer-stub