Nikos Skalkottas

Summary

Nikos Skalkottas is a human^[1]. Born in Q200133^[2], he… he was born on March 8, 1904^[3]. He passed away in Athens^[4]. He died on September 19, 1949^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6] and violinist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Q200133^[2], Nikos Skalkottas…
• Nikos Skalkottas passed away in Athens^[4].
• Nikos Skalkottas was born on March 8, 1904^[3].
• Nikos Skalkottas died on September 19, 1949^[5].
• Nikos Skalkottas is buried at First Cemetery of Athens^[9].
• Nikos Skalkottas was married to Maria Pangali^[10].
• A child of Nikos Skalkottas was Artemis Lindal^[11].
• A child of Nikos Skalkottas was Alekos Skalkottas^[12].
• A child of Nikos Skalkottas was Nikolaos Skalkotas^[13].
• Nikos Skalkottas held citizenship in Kingdom of Greece^[14].
• Nikos Skalkottas held citizenship in Second Hellenic Republic^[15].
• Nikos Skalkottas held citizenship in Kingdom of Greece^[16].
• Greek was Nikos Skalkottas's native language^[17].
• Nikos Skalkottas is identified as part of the Greeks ethnic group^[18].
• Nikos Skalkottas worked as a composer^[6].
• Nikos Skalkottas worked as a violinist^[7].
• Nikos Skalkottas's field of work was music composing^[19].
• Nikos Skalkottas's field of work was violin performance^[20].
• Nikos Skalkottas was employed by Athens State Orchestra^[21].
• Nikos Skalkottas was employed by Greek National Opera Orchestra^[22].
• Nikos Skalkottas was employed by ERT National Symphony Orchestra^[23].
• Nikos Skalkottas was educated at Athens Conservatoire^[24].
• Nikos Skalkottas's education included a stint at Berlin University of the Arts^[25].
• Nikos Skalkottas's education included a stint at Prussian Academy of Arts^[26].
• A notable student of Nikos Skalkottas was Kostas Kapnisis^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1904-03-21^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1949-09-19^[31]

• Genre(s): classical^[32]

• Community tags: classical, composer, greek composer^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: cd4c6c7e-aa0a-4144-9efe-c77a86a79819^[34]

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Origins and Family

Nikos Skalkottas's place of birth was Q200133^[2]. He was born on March 8, 1904^[3]. He is identified as part of the Greeks ethnic group^[18]. Greek was his native language^[17].

Education

Educated at Athens Conservatoire^[24], a conservatory^[35], in Greece^[36], founded in 1871^[37]; Berlin University of the Arts^[25], a music school^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1696^[40]; and Prussian Academy of Arts^[26], an art academy^[41], in Germany^[42], founded in 1694^[43], headquartered in Berlin^[44]. Studied under Arnold Schoenberg^[45], a classical composer^[46], 1874–1951^[47], of Austria^[48], awarded the Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music^[49], specialised in composer^[50] and Kurt Weill^[51], a composer^[52], 1900–1950^[53], of Germany^[54], awarded the Tony Award for Best Original Score^[55].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6] and violinist^[7]. Fields of work include music composing^[19], a type of arts^[56] and violin performance^[20], a field of study^[57]. Employers include Athens State Orchestra^[21], a symphony orchestra^[58], in Greece^[59], founded in 1942^[60], headquartered in Athens Concert Hall^[61]; Greek National Opera Orchestra^[22], an orchestra^[62], in Greece^[63], founded in 1939^[64]; and ERT National Symphony Orchestra^[23], a symphony orchestra^[65], in Greece^[66], founded in 1938^[67]. A notable student of Nikos Skalkottas was Kostas Kapnisis^[27].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Nikos Skalkottas is 36 Greek Dances^[68].

Personal Life

Nikos Skalkottas was married to Maria Pangali^[10]. Children include Artemis Lindal^[11], b. 1927^[69], of Sweden^[70]; Alekos Skalkottas^[12], a painter^[71], b. 1947^[72], of Greece^[73]; and Nikolaos Skalkotas^[13], a chess player^[74], 1949–2020^[75], of Greece^[76].

Death and Burial

Nikos Skalkottas died on September 19, 1949^[5]. He died in Athens^[4]. The cause of death was strangulated hernia^[77]. He is buried at First Cemetery of Athens^[9].

Why It Matters

Nikos Skalkottas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[78] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[79]

FAQs

Where was Nikos Skalkottas born?

Nikos Skalkottas's place of birth was Q200133^[2].

Where did Nikos Skalkottas die?

Nikos Skalkottas died in Athens^[4].

Who was Nikos Skalkottas married to?

Nikos Skalkottas's spouses include Maria Pangali^[10].

What did Nikos Skalkottas do for work?

Nikos Skalkottas worked as composer^[6] and violinist^[7].

Where did Nikos Skalkottas go to school?

Nikos Skalkottas was educated at Athens Conservatoire^[24], Berlin University of the Arts^[25], and Prussian Academy of Arts^[26].