Karol Stryja
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University of Music in Katowice | |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor, educator |
Karol Stryja (2 February 1915 in Cieszyn – 31 January 1998 in Katowice) was a Polish conductor and teacher.
Stryja, son of a
In 1937 he started his conducting career with the Echo choir in Łaziska Górne. Stryja later worked at the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice, where he became the art director and conductor in 1953. From 1968 to 1983 he was the art director of the Odense Symfoniorkester in Odense, Denmark.[1] With the Silesian Philharmonic, Odense Symfoniorkester and other orchestras, Stryja toured many European countries, as well as the United States, Argentina, Israel, Japan and Cuba. He also conducted at various international music festivals. Stryja also taught conducting in Katowice.
In 1979 Stryja founded the Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors in Katowice, in 1980 he founded the Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition in Odense.[1]
In 1984 he was given the academic title of professor.
References
- ^ Głos Ludu. p. 3.
- ^ Profile at Nauka Polska website Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 3 marca 1995 r. o nadaniu orderów
Further reading
- Miliczek, Róża; Leon Markiewicz (1998). Viva il Maestro: Rozmowy o życiu i muzyce. Katowice: Górnośląska Oficyna Wydawnicza. ISBN 978-83-85862-22-2.
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