Karel Husa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karel Husa

Czech conductor and composer

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1921

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 14-Dec-2016

Profession: composer, conductor, trumpeter, musicologist

Nationality: United States, Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Karel Husa (August 7, 1921 – December 14, 2016) was a Czech-born classical composer and conductor, winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Music and 1993 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition.
In 1954, he immigrated to the United States and became an American citizen in 1959.