Kurka, Robert
* 22. Dez. 1921 in Cicero/Illinois
† 12. Dez 1957 in New York City

  • After studying violin with Kathleen Parlow and Hans Letz, he attended Columbia University and received his M.A. degree in 1948.
  • Although largely self-taught in composition he studied briefly with Otto Luening and Darius Milhaud.
  • From 1948 to 1951 he taught music at The City College of New York and later taught at Queens College and Dartmouth.
  • Among his honors were a Guggenheim Fellowship, an award from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and, shortly before his death, Brandeis University's first Creative Award "to a composer on the threshold of a promising career."

Bühnenwerk

  • The good Soldier Schweik (Der brave Soldat Schwejk; Robert Kurka nach Jaroslav Hasek), Kammeroper (23. April 1958 New York, City Centre Opera)

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