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Pioneer in modern classical music and winner of various awards, including the 1979 UNESCO Prize and the 1966 Herder Prize.He once held the title National Artist in Slovakia.He and Wislawa Szymborska were both recipients of the Herder Prize.
BEFORE FAMEHe attended the Prague Conservatory and taught at the Bratislava Conservatory. His teachers included Jaroslav Křička, Vítězslav Novák, and Felix Weingartner.
PERSONAL LIFEHe was born in Banská Bystrica, which was eventually renamed Slovakia. His mother Mária Psotková was his first music teacher.
FUN FACTSComposer Jan Cikker were born on Saturday, birthstone is Ruby, the seaon was Summer in the Chinese year of Pig, it is 205 days until Jan Cikker next birthday.
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Jan. 06 1976
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