Biography
Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar was born in Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine) on 5 September 1924. After the Second World War she settled in Kraków, where she studied composition with Stanisław Wiechowicz and piano with Jan Hoffman at the city's State Higher School of Music (now Music Academy). She is a prize-winner of numerous competitions, including the Young Composers' Competition of the Polish Composers' Union (1954, for Oberek from the Suite of Polish Dances), the International Competition for Women Composers in Mannheim (1961 for Hexaedre and 1966 for Exodus), the International Competition for Women Composers in Buenos Aires (1962 - First Prize and Gold Medal for Music for Strings), and Karol Szymanowski Composers' Competition (1974 - Second Prize for Polish Madonnas. She is a Professor st the Music Academy in Kraków, where she served as Rector in 1987-93. Her honours include the Award of the Polish Composers' Union, the Award of the Minister of Culture and Art (five times), the Award of Merit for National Culture, the Prime Minister's Award and the City of Kraków Award.
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