Mihail Jora

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Mihail Jora (1891-1971) was a Romanian composer, pianist, and conductor.

Jora studied in Leipzig with Robert Mueller. From 1929 to 1962 he was a professor at the conservatoire of Bucharest. He worked 1928 to 1933 as a director/conductor of the broadcast in Bucharest. In 1944 he became vice-president of the society of Romanian composers, came however soon under the reproach of formalism into criticism of the government. In 1953, he was rehabilitated and taken up again to the composer federation.

He composed four ballets, one symphony, two major orchestra works, chamber-musical works, and many pieces of piano, choir musics, and songs.

Preceded by none

Principal Conductors, National Radio Orchestra of Romania 1928–1933

Succeeded by Alfred Alessandrescu