Matija Bravničar
Illustration — Matija Bravničar in 1930 Matija Bravničar (24 February 1897 in Tolmin – 25 November 1977 in Ljubljana) was a Slovenian composer. Bravničar was one of the first Slovenian symphonic composers. He composed four symphonies, two operas, several symphonic poems, chamber music, and other works.
Matija Bravničar
- Born
- 1897 · Tolmin.
- Died
- 1977 · Ljubljana.
- Nationality
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Kingdom of Italy · Cisleithania
- Occupation
- composer
- Education
- Academy of Music
- Honours
- Prešeren Award
- Languages
- Slovene
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Illustration — Matija Bravničar in 1930 Matija Bravničar (24 February 1897 in Tolmin – 25 November 1977 in Ljubljana) was a Slovenian composer. Bravničar was one of the first Slovenian symphonic composers. He composed four symphonies, two operas, several symphonic poems, chamber music, and other works.
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He first began studying the violin, and then studied composition with Mario Kogoj and Slavko Osterc at the Ljubljana Conservatory. He was a member of the opera orchestra in Ljubljana, and after the war a professor of composition. In 1963 he received the Prešeren Award for his Concerto for Violin and Orchestra. From 1972 until his death he was a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He married the ballet dancer and choreographer Gizela Bravničar in 1932. His son Dejan Bravničar is a noted Slovenian violinist, and his grandson is the pianist Igor Bravničar.
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1977
Matija Bravničar died at Ljubljana.
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Bravničar, Matija (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002
Bravničar, Matija, Oxford Music Online, 2001
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