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Milko Kelemen
Milko Kelemen (born March 30, 1924 in Slatina, Croatia[1]) is a Croatian composer.
Life
Milko Kelemen studied under Stjepan Šulek in Zagreb, under Olivier Messiaen in Paris and Wolfgang Fortner in Freiburg amongst others.[1]
Kelemen founded the Music Biennale Zagreb, an international contemporary music festival and has served as its president from 1961 to 1979.[2]
He also worked at the Electronic Siemens Studio in Munich and was invited to Berlin as Composer in Residence.
Kelemen is a recipient of many awards, most notably the Federal Cross of Merit,[1] the prize of the ISCM, the Great Yugoslav State Prize, and the French order Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
He lives in Stuttgart, Germany. His works are published by Hans Sikorski Music Publishers.
Selected works
- Phantasmen for Viola and Orchestra (1985)
- Three Dances for Viola and String Orchestra (1958)
References
- ^ a b c "Milko Kelemen" (in Croatian). hdu.hr. Institute of Croatian Music Industry. http://www.hdu.hr/porin/htm/MilkoKelemen.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ^ Špoljarić, Mirta (9 April 2009). "Injekcija suvremene glazbe" (in Croatian). Vijenac (Matica hrvatska) (394). http://www.matica.hr/Vijenac/vijenac394.nsf/AllWebDocs/Injekcija_suvremene_glazbe. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
Porin Lifetime Achievement Award Nikša Bareza (2008) · Drago Britvić (2006) · Emil Cossetto (2004) · Croatia Records (2007) · Arsen Dedić (1999) · Dubravko Detoni (2007) · Mato Došen (2010) · Dino Dvornik (2009) · Pero Gotovac (2000) · Milan Horvat (2005) · Đelo Jusić (2007) · Alfi Kabiljo (2004) · Nikica Kalogjera (2001) · Stipica Kalogjera (2010) · Milko Kelemen (1998) · Tereza Kesovija (2009) · Anđelko Klobučar (2002) · Vladimir Krpan (2001) · Ljubo Kuntarić (2009) · Kvartet 4M (1995) · National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia LADO (2002) · Anton Marti (1994) · Branko Mihaljević (2005) · Miroslav Miletić (2009) · Drago Mlinarec (2005) · Tomislav Neralić (2006) · Gabi Novak (2006) · Đorđe Novković (1996) · Boško Petrović (2003) · Julije Njikoš (2010) · Ruža Pospiš Baldani (2003) · Božo Potočnik (2005) · Miljenko Prohaska (1995) · Ivo Robić (1997) · Zdenko Runjić (1998) · Siniša Škarica (2002) · Ljubo Stipišić (2006) · Zvonko Špišić (2008) · Nenad Turkalj (2004) · Dunja Vejzović (1999) · Dražen Vrdoljak (2003) · Vice Vukov (2000) · Zagrebački kvartet (2000) · Zagrebački solisti (1994)
Categories:- 1924 births
- Living people
- Academy of Music, University of Zagreb alumni
- Croatian composers
- Croatian expatriates in Germany
- Vladimir Nazor Award winners
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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