COMPOSER

Hans Krása

1899 - 1944

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Hans Krása (30 November 1899 – 17 October 1944) was a Czech composer. He was killed during the Holocaust at Auschwitz-Birkenau. He helped to organize cultural life in Theresienstadt concentration camp. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Krása is the 564th most popular composer (down from 545th in 2019), the 467th most popular biography from Austria (down from 460th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Austrian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Hans Krása ranks 564 out of 1,451Before him are Franz Doppler, Conradin Kreutzer, Hermann Scherchen, Johann Gottlieb Naumann, Louise Farrenc, and Tomaso Antonio Vitali. After him are Johannes Ciconia, Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Max Richter, Joseph Szigeti, William Boyce, and Alexandre Desplat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Hans Krása ranks 100Before him are Nicolas Frantz, Irving Thalberg, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, Osman Batur, Eugene Ormandy, and Burt Munro. After him are Konstantinos Tsatsos, Gustav Ucicky, Pavel Haas, Mart Stam, Haim Arlosoroff, and John Barbirolli. Among people deceased in 1944, Hans Krása ranks 121Before him are Hellmuth Stieff, Fritz Witt, Józef Beck, Missak Manouchian, Heinz Brandt, and Paul von Hase. After him are Adelbert Schulz, André Abegglen, Fritz Pfeffer, Pavel Haas, Amy Beach, and Zinaida Portnova.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Hans Krása ranks 467 out of 1,424Before him are Shlomo Sand (1946), Oscar Homolka (1898), Agnes of Austria (1281), Karl Nehammer (1972), Elisabeth von Gutmann (1875), and Carlo Abarth (1908). After him are Carl Schlechter (1874), Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715), Franz von Liszt (1851), Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874), Gustav Ucicky (1899), and Franz Binder (1911).

Among COMPOSERS In Austria

Among composers born in Austria, Hans Krása ranks 36Before him are Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy (1714), Robert Stolz (1880), Oscar Straus (1870), Robert Fuchs (1847), Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1620), and Johann Strauss III (1866). After him are Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715), Carl Zeller (1842), Wilhelm Kienzl (1857), Hans Rott (1858), Joseph Hellmesberger Jr. (1855), and Joseph Leopold Eybler (1765).