About Vito Žuraj
Born 1979. Vito Žuraj is a Slovenian and Yugoslav composer.
Vito Žuraj (born 7 May 1979) is a Slovenian composer of contemporary music whose works are performed internationally.
Career Born in Maribor, he obtained a degree in composition and music theory with Marko Mihevc at the Ljubljana Academy of Music. He then moved to Dresden to further his education at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber with Lothar Voigtländer, and moved to study with Wolfgang Rihm at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, where he completed a master's degree in computer music, supervised by Thomas A. Troge.
Awards 2017 Claudio Abbado Composition Prize of the Orchester-Akademie of the Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestral works Automatones (2023)
Discography Maxply (2010) Crosscourt (2008) Chamber Music (2003) Composer's presentation – Vito Žuraj (2001)
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Who is Vito Žuraj?
Slovenian composer
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Vito Žuraj was born on 7 May 1979 in Maribor.
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Vito Žuraj is a composer.
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Vito Žuraj is Slovenian and Yugoslav.
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