Luna Alcalay facts for kids

Luna Alcalay (born October 21, 1928, died October 9, 2012) was a talented musician. She was a pianist, a music teacher, and a composer. Luna was born in Croatia but later became an Austrian citizen.

About Luna Alcalay

Luna Alcalay was born in Zagreb, Croatia. She came from a Jewish family. She loved music and studied piano with Bruno Seidlhofer. She also learned how to compose music from Alfred Uhl. Luna studied at the Vienna Academy of Music. In 1958, she won a special scholarship. This allowed her to continue her music studies in Rome. After finishing her education, Luna went back to Vienna. There, she became a piano professor. She taught many students at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts.

Awards for Her Music

Luna Alcalay won several important awards for her musical compositions. These awards show how much her music was appreciated.

• Darmstadt in 1963 and 1964
• Gaudeamus competition in 1967
• Berlin in 1972
• International ISCM competition in Italy in 1973
• ORF Steiermark in 1973
• "Preis der Stadt Wien" (Prize of the City of Vienna) in 1992

Musical Works

Luna Alcalay composed many different pieces of music. Here are some of her selected works:

• Apostroph (for a single violin)
• Apostrophen (for a single cello)
• Gyroskop (for a single viola, composed in 1998)
• un sogno à tre (for flute, viola, and harp, composed in 1990)
• relatif à la sonorité (for a string trio)
• Touches (for two pianos)
• conversations à trois (for a woodwind trio)
• L'intérieur des pensées (for a string quartet)
• Applications (for sixteen string instruments)
• Pas de deux (for two clarinets)
• Trio (for alto saxophone, drums, and double bass)
• Syntax (for percussion instruments)
• En circuit · Der alte Friedhof in Prag (for mezzo-soprano singer and an ensemble of instruments)
• Bagatellen (for a single piano)
• Transparenzen (for a piano trio)
• Sentenzen (a concerto for violin and orchestra)
• Quasi una Fantasia (for violin and piano)
• Touches (a concerto for piano and orchestra)
• Der übergangene Mensch (a music drama)
• A Game for Two (for two percussion players)
• Due sentenze (for mezzo-soprano singer, oboe d'amore, and piano)
• 3 poems (for marimba)
• En passant (for a single flute)

Luna Alcalay's music has been recorded. You can find some of her works on CDs, including:

• Der Tod Des Trompeters/Heiligenlegende (Audio CD - released December 1, 1995)
• Vienna Modern Masters VMM3020

See also

In Spanish: Luna Alcalay para niños