Luna Alcalay


Luna Alcalay was a Croatian-born Austrian pianist, music educator and composer, described as "one of the most internationally renowned Austrian composers."

Biography

Alcalay was born in Zagreb, Croatia, to a Jewish family. She studied piano under Bruno Seidlhofer and composition under Alfred Uhl at the Vienna Academy of Music and received a scholarship in 1958 to continue her studies in Rome. She attended the Darmstadt Summer Course.
After completing her studies, Alcalay returned to Vienna, where she became a professor of piano at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts. She died in 2012, at the age of 83, in Vienna.

Composition prizes

Works

Selected works include:Apostroph Apostrophen Gyroskop for viola solo un sogno à tre for flute, viola and harp relatif à la sonorité Touches conversations à trois L'intérieur des pensées Applications Pas de deux Trio Syntax En circuit · Der alte Friedhof in Prag Bagatellen TransparenzenSentenzen Quasi una Fantasia Touches Der übergangene Mensch A Game for Two Due sentenze 3 poems En passant Ich bin in sehnsucht eingehüllt '', Scenic reflections on love poems by Selma Meerbaum, written for Gunda König and Dieter Kaufmann's K&K Experimental Studio for their series of performances called "Music and Eroticism – Amor, Terror, Psyche"
Alcalay's work has been recorded and issued on CD, including:Der Tod des Trompeters/Heiligenlegende Vienna Modern Masters VMM3020