Krek Uros

* 1922

One of the most outstanding composers of Slovenia; his musical language spans the gamut between deep meditative seriousness and relaxed joyful music making. A composer with a pronounced affinity to writing for string instruments and voice

1947: Degree in composition at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, in the class of Prof. Lucijan Marija Skerjanc.
1947-50: Responsible for programmes of symphonic music at the Radio Ljubljana
1950-58: Director of music programmes at the Radio Ljubljana
1958-67: Scientific collaborator at the Institute of Ethnomusicology
1967-82: Professor of composition at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana
Since 1977: Member of then Yugoslav, now Croatian Academy of Science and Art in Zagreb
Since 1985: Member of the Slovene Academy of Science and Art in Ljubljana
Since 1988: Honorary member of the Slovenian Philharmonic
Since 1993: Member of the European Academy of Science and Art in Salzburg (Austria)