Olga Hans

Olga Hans (born 30 May 1971) is a Polish composer and music educator. Background Olga Hans was born in Pabianice and studied at the Academy of Music in Łódź receiving diplomas with distinction in 1995 and 1997. She studied music theory with Francis Wesolowski and composition with George Bauer. After graduating, she took a position as assistant professor at the Faculty of Composition, Music Theory, Rhythm and Art Education at the Music Academy in Łódź. Hans is a prizewinner in several composition competitions. In 1997 she won third prize for Fantasy for solo guitar (1994) at the Third National Composition Competition for Classical Guitar in Tychy. In 2004 she won the International Young Composers’ Competition Musica Sacra in Czestochowa and in 2004 the Fifth Ladislav Kubik International Prize in Composition. Her compositions have been performed at music festivals in Poland, the Netherlands, Spain and Great Britain. She is a member of the Polish Composers’ Union. Selected works *Preludium for piano (1992) *Koniugacja for mezzo-soprano and piano (1992); words by Halina Poświatowska *Elegia (Elegy) for cello and piano (1993) *Dwie miniatury (2 Miniatures) for string trio (1993) *Barwna