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MEYTUS MUSEUM The city of Kirovohrad, formerly Yelizavetgrad, some 300 km south-east of Kiev, is the birthplace of two composers, one Polish and the other Ukrainian: Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937; …
NENOV MUSEUM Razgrad, in north-eastern Bulgaria, close to the border with Romania, is the birthplace of the pianist and composer Dimiter Nenov (1902-53). The house, in a quiet, tree-lined …
MOZART MUSEUM The commemoration of Mozart, very much a family affair, provides a true reflection of his predominant image over the last two centuries as a prodigiously gifted youngster. …
MILOSEVIC MUSEUM As both composer and scholar, Vlado Milosevic was a central figure in the music of Bosnia and Herzegovina during much of the 20th century. He was born …
DVORAK MUSEUM Four museums and memorial sites in or close to Prague celebrate the life and music of the Czechs’ most loved composer, Antonin Dvorak. Visitors to Prague music …
Acknowledgements There’s a lot of work involved in producing a book, not just the actual writing. In the background are several people helping me out doing what they do …
MATETlC RONJGOV MUSEUM The memorial to the Croatian Ivan Matetic Ronjgov is a living one, as befits a composer and folklorist whose life was dedicated to the rebirth and …
EGK MUSEUM Donauworth, a small town on the Danube in Swabia, about 50 km north of Augsburg, takes great pride in its connection with the 20th-century opera and ballet …