Friedrich Cerha was an Austrian composer, conductor, and academic teacher. His ensemble die reihe in Vienna was instrumental in spreading contemporary music in Austria. Cerha composed three literary operas, beginning with Baal, based on Brecht's play, which was premiered at the Salzburg Festival in 1981.
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Nikolaus HarnoncourtAlso won Order of Honour (Styria)
Hermann ScherchenAlso won Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary MusicOlga NeuwirthAlso won Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
Michael KunzeAlso won Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna
Michael SpindeleggerAlso won Order of Honour (Lower Austria)
Georg Friedrich HaasAlso won City of Vienna Prize for MusicAbout this person
Friedrich Cerha was an Austrian composer, conductor, and academic teacher. His ensemble die reihe in Vienna was instrumental in spreading contemporary music in Austria. Cerha composed three literary operas, beginning with Baal, based on Brecht's play, which was premiered at the Salzburg Festival in 1981. He is best known for completing Alban Berg's opera Lulu by orchestrating its unfinished third act, which premiered in Paris in 1979.
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