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Oskar Morawetz, CM OOnt (January 17, 1917 – June 13, 2007) was a Canadian composer.[1]

Oskar Morawetz
Born	January 17, 1917 Světlá nad Sázavou, Bohemia
Died	June 13, 2007 (age 90) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	contemporary classical
Occupation(s)	composer, professor of music
Instrument(s)	Piano
Years active	1944–1995
Labels	Columbia, RCA Victor, EMI, Sony Classical, Centerdiscs, RCI/CBC
Website	www.oskarmorawetz.com

Biography

Morawetz was born in Světlá nad Sázavou, Bohemia (now in the Czech Republic). He studied piano and theory in Prague and, following the Nazi takeover of his country in 1938, studied in Vienna and Paris. At the age of 19 he was recommended by George Szell for the assistant conductor's post with the Prague Opera. In 1940 he left Europe for Canada where he began teaching at the Royal Conservatory of Music in 1946, and in 1952 was appointed to the University of Toronto where he was professor of composition until his retirement in 1982. His work was also part of the music event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]

In 1971, From the Diary of Anne Frank won a Juno Award for "Best Classical Composition" in 2001. His Concerto for Harp and Orchestra also won a Juno award in 1989. On three occasions, Morawetz was awarded a Canada Council Senior Arts Fellowship (1960, 1967, 1974) for his contribution to Canadian music. In 1987, Morawetz received the Order of Ontario and in 1989 he received the Order of Canada[3] for his "outstanding achievements and service". SOCAN honoured Morawetz in 1994 and in 1999. He was also awarded an honorary diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music (1998), and the Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)

Citations

External links

• The Official Oskar Morawetz web site
• The Canadian Music Centre
• The Canadian Encyclopedia
• Library and Archives of Canada
• Order of Canada Citation

На других языках

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[de] Oskar Morawetz

Oskar Morawetz, CM, O.Ont (* 17. Januar 1917 in Swietla ob der Sasau, Bezirk Ledetsch, Böhmen; † 13. Juni 2007 in Toronto) war ein kanadischer Pianist und Komponist.

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- [en] Oskar Morawetz

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[ru] Моравец, Оскар

Оскар Моравец (чеш. Oskar Morawetz) — канадский композитор, пианист и музыкальный педагог XX века, уроженец Чехословакии. Двукратный лауреат премии «Джуно» за произведения в жанре классической музыки, кавалер ордена Канады.

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