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Kont, Paul was born on August 19, 1920 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Leo and Elisabeth (Pöll) Kont.
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Paul Kont
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Paul Kont, Austrian composer. Recipient Vienna Composition award, 1951, Austrian State award, 1964, Great award City of Vienna, 1975, Austrian Honorary award, 1976, Golden Honor medal City of Vienna, 1986,Great Austrian Honor decoration, 1987, Honorary award Government Lower Austria,1990, Austrian Honorary Cross for science and arts, 1995. Member Austrian.
Education
Conductor diploma Vienna Academy Music, 1947, composer diploma,1948. 1 son, Stephan Michael.
Career
Professor composition Vienna Academy Music, 1969-1986. Composer: (operas) Lysistrate (commissioned by Komische Oper, Berlin), 1957, Peter und Susanne (commissioned by Austrian television), 1959, Foreign the Time Being (commissioned by Austrian television, Unda prize of Monaco), 1965, Celestina (commissioned by Städt-Buhnen, Cologne, Germany), 1966, Plutos (commissioned by Government Austria), 1976. (musical) Traumleben (prize Wiener Volksoper), 1958.
(ballets) Italia Passata, Die Traurigen Jäger, Amores, Il Ballo del Mondo.
(ballet film) Monoballette. (oratorio) Vom Manneund vom Weibe.
Also symphonies, concertos, chamber music, Lieder, piano sonatas. Author: Antianorganikum.
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Member Austrian.
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Recipient Vienna Composition award, 1951, Austrian State award, 1964, Great award City of Vienna, 1975, Austrian Honorary award, 1976, Golden Honor medal City of Vienna, 1986,Great Austrian Honor decoration, 1987, Honorary award Government Lower Austria,1990, Austrian Honorary Cross for science and arts, 1995.Recipient Vienna Composition award, 1951, Austrian State award, 1964, Great award City of Vienna, 1975, Austrian Honorary award, 1976, Golden Honor medal City of Vienna, 1986,Great Austrian Honor decoration, 1987, Honorary award Government Lower Austria,1990, Austrian Honorary Cross for science and arts, 1995.