Yehoshua Lakner
Yehoshua Lakner (b. Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 24 April 1924; d. Zürich, Switzerland, 5 December 2003) was a composer of contemporary classical music.
Yehoshua Lakner
- Name
- Yehoshua Lakner
- Born
- 24 April 1924
- Birthplace
- Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
- Died
- 5 December 2003
- Place of death
- Zürich, Switzerland
- Occupation
- Composer
- Education
- Studied with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood
- Awards
- * Engel Prize of the city of Tel-Aviv (1958)
- Nationality
- Switzerland · Israel
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Yehoshua Lakner (b. Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 24 April 1924; d. Zürich, Switzerland, 5 December 2003) was a composer of contemporary classical music.
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Yehoshua Lakner (1924–2003) was an Israeli and Swiss composer and university teacher. Born in Bratislava, the composer died in Zurich.
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He settled in Palestine in 1941 and relocated to Zürich in 1963. He studied with the American composer Aaron Copland at Tanglewood in 1952.
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• Name — Yehoshua Lakner • Native Name — יהושוע לקנר • Born — 24 April 1924 • Birthplace — Bratislava, Czechoslovakia • Died — 5 December 2003 • Place of death — Zürich, Switzerland • Occupation — Composer • Education — Studied with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood • Awards — * Engel Prize of the city of Tel-Aviv (1958) • Salomon David Steinberg Foundation • City of Zurich Sabbatical year for composition (1987)
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1924
Yehoshua Lakner born at Bratislava.
2003
Yehoshua Lakner died at Zurich.
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• Engel Prize of the city of Tel-Aviv (1958) • Salomon David Steinberg Foundation • City of Zurich Sabbatical year for composition (1987)
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