About Ciril Cvetko
Lived 1920 – 1999 (aged 79). Ciril Cvetko was a Slovenian and Yugoslav writer, conductor, composer, essayist, music educator and partisan, known for Conducting.
Ciril Cvetko (8 January 1920 – 18 January 1999) was a Slovene composer and conductor, brother of the musicologist Dragotin Cvetko.
Biography Cvetko was born in Vučja Vas near Ljutomer in northeastern Slovenia in 1920. He studied music at the Ljubljana Academy of Music and graduated in 1948. He also completed graduate studies in Prague and Paris. He worked at Triglav Film, the Slovene National Theatre Opera and Ballet Company, and the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra.
He died in Ljubljana in 1999.
In 1963 he won the Levstik Award for his book Opera in njeni mojstri (The Opera and Its Masters).
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Who was Ciril Cvetko?
Slovenian composer and conductor (1920-1999)
When was Ciril Cvetko born?
Ciril Cvetko was born on 8 January 1920 in Vučja Vas.
When did Ciril Cvetko die?
Ciril Cvetko died on 18 January 1999 in Ljubljana.
What was Ciril Cvetko's occupation?
Ciril Cvetko was a writer, conductor, composer, essayist, music educator and partisan.
What was Ciril Cvetko known for?
Ciril Cvetko was known for Conducting.
What nationality was Ciril Cvetko?
Ciril Cvetko was Slovenian and Yugoslav.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ciril Cvetko. https://biography.guide/ciril-cvetko/
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