Olga Hans

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Olga Hans (born 30 May 1971) is a Polish composer and music educator.

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Background

Olga Hans was born in Pabianice and studied at the Academy of Music in Łódź receiving diplomas with distinction in 1995 and 1997. She studied music theory with Francis Wesolowski and composition with George Bauer. After graduating, she took a position as assistant professor at the Faculty of Composition, Music Theory, Rhythm and Art Education at the Music Academy in Łódź.

Hans is a prizewinner in several composition competitions. In 1997 she won third prize for Fantasy for solo guitar (1994) at the Third National Composition Competition for Classical Guitar in Tychy. In 2004 she won the International Young Composers' Competition Musica Sacra in Czestochowa and in 2004 the Fifth Ladislav Kubik International Prize in Composition. [1] Her compositions have been performed at music festivals in Poland, the Netherlands, Spain and Great Britain. She is a member of the Polish Composers’ Union. [2] [3]

Selected works

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References

  1. 1 2 Kosinska, Margaret. "Olga Hans" . Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  2. "Music of Penderecki, Pärt, Riley, Halffter, and Olga Hans". Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  3. Musica Moderna x 50, czyli czas podsumowań i refleksji. Akademia Muzyczna im. Grażyny i Kiejstuta Bacewiczów. 2007.