Lukas Foss
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Lukas Foss was a German-American composer, conductor, and pianist known for his innovative, eclectic works and leadership of major American orchestras and music institutions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lukas Foss canonical | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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conductor ⓘ human ⓘ music educator ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Academy of Arts and Letters award
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Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ |
| birthName | Lukas Fuchs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-08-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-02-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Curtis Institute of Music
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Tanglewood Music Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Fuchs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Lukas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Christopher Foss
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Elisabeth Foss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| immigrationYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative compositional techniques
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leadership of major American orchestras ⓘ |
| language |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
aleatoric music
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avant-garde music ⓘ neoclassicism ⓘ serialism ⓘ |
| name | Lukas Foss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | John Harbison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Baroque Variations
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Echoi NERFINISHED ⓘ Psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphony No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphony No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphony No. 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Prairie NERFINISHED ⓘ Time Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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conductor ⓘ pianist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood
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music director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic ⓘ music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra ⓘ professor at Boston University ⓘ professor at University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| spouse | Cornelia Foss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Fritz Reiner
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Hindemith NERFINISHED ⓘ Randall Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Serge Koussevitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | eclectic ⓘ |
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