Aleksander Lasoń

Aleksander Lasoń (born 10 November 1951) is a Polish composer and teacher. He was born in Siemianowice Śląskie.[1]

He studied composition under professor Józef Świder's at The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice.[1] He is professor at the University of Silesia and at the Academy of Music in Katowice.[1]

He has received numerous awards and commissions, including The Beethoven Prize of the City of Bonn in 1980 for his Symphony No. 2, Concertante for piano and orchestra; he received three coveted awards at the UNESCO's International Tribune of Composers in Paris: in 1980, he was awarded first place for his Symphony No. 1 for brass instruments, percussion and two pianos, in 1988—his String Quartet No. 2 and in 1997—his Concerto Festivo for violin and orchestra, were distinguished.[1]

Selected works

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Małgorzata Kosińska (December 2001). "Aleksander Lasoń". Culture.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 March 2012.

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