Ľubica Čekovská

Ľubica Čekovská (Humenné) is a Slovak composer and pianist. Biography Čekovská studied at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and the Royal Academy of Music in London. Her works have been featured at ISCM World Music Days festivals (2009, Sweden; 2013, Slovakia) and Prague Spring festivals (2006, 2013, 2015). She was awarded the Ján Levoslav Bella Prize for her piano concerto Two Portraits (2003), and the 2012 SOZA Award for international performances of Slovak music. Čekovská works in a variety of genres, including composing for film, television, and theatre. She is represented by the German music publisher Bärenreiter. Her latest opera, Impresario Dotcom, was commissioned for the Bregenzer Festspiele in 2020, but postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Čekovská then created a special abridged version for the restructured Festtage im Festspielhaus event in August 2020. Awards * 1998 Royal Academy of Music - The Cuthbert Nunn Composition Prize * 1998-2000 The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust * 2000 Royal Academu of Music -The Leverhulme Award * 2004 Music Fund Slovakia - Ján Levoslav Bella Prize * 2011-2012 SOZA Award * 2013 Tatrabanka Fundation Award * 2020 Krištáľové