Luna Alcalay
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Born21 October 1928
Died9 October 2012 (aged 83)
Vienna, Austria
Luna Alcalay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 October 1928 |
| Died | 9 October 2012 (aged 83) Vienna, Austria |
Luna Alcalay (21 October 1928 – 9 October 2012)[1] was a Croatian-born Austrian pianist, music educator and composer, described as "one of the most internationally renowned Austrian composers."[2]
Alcalay was born in Zagreb, Croatia, to a Jewish family.[3] She studied piano under Bruno Seidlhofer and composition under Alfred Uhl at the Vienna Academy of Music and received a scholarship in 1958 to continue her studies in Rome.[4] She attended the Darmstadt Summer Course.[5]
After completing her studies, Alcalay returned to Vienna, where she became a professor of piano at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts.[6][7] She died in 2012, at the age of 83, in Vienna.
Composition prizes
- Darmstadt 1963 and 1964
- Gaudeamus Competition 1967[citation needed]
- Berlin 1972
- International ISCM competition Italy 1973
- ORF Steiermark 1973
- "Preis der Stadt Wien" 1992[4]
