Matija Bravničar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Matija Bravničar

Slovenian musician

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1897

Place of Birth: Tolmin Municipality, Slovenia

Date of Death: 25-Nov-1977

Profession: composer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Matija Bravnicar (24 February 1897 in Tolmin – 25 November 1977 in Ljubljana) was a Slovenian composer. Bravnicar was one of the first Slovenian symphonic composers.
He composed 4 symphonies, 2 operas, several symphonic poems, chamber music, etc.
He first began studying the violin, and then studied composition with Mario Kogoj and Slavko Osterc at the Ljubljana Conservatory.
He was a member of the opera orchestra in Ljubljana, and after the war a professor of composition.
An expressionist composer, his compositions often used elements of Slovenian folk music tradition. In 1963 he received the Prešeren Award for his Concerto for violin and orchestra.
In the early 1970s until his death he was a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SASA) . He married the ballet dancer and choreographer Gizela Bravnicar in 1932.
His son Dejan Bravnicar is a noted Slovenian violinist, and his grandson is pianist Igor Bravnicar.