Karel Husa
Czech-born American conductor and composer · United States · On the map · Musicians · Lived 1921 to 2016 · aged 95
Karel Husa was a Czech-born classical composer and conductor, winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Music and 1993 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. In 1954, he emigrated to the United States and became an American citizen in 1959.
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2016Died14 December 20162011Honorary doctorate of the University of FloridaAward1995Czech Medal of MeritAward1993Grawemeyer Award for Music CompositionAward1969Pulitzer Prize for MusicAward1921Born7 August 1921
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Lived 1921 to 2016 · aged 95
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