Born in Bielschowitz in Upper Silesia in 1907, died in Glonn in 1995; Günter Bialas was a German composer and academic teacher. After lessons with Fritz Lubrich (1922–1925) he studied musicology, German literature and history in Breslau from 1926 to 1928, continued his training at the Preußische Akademie für Kirchen- und Schulmusik in Berlin and received composition lessons from Max Trapp. From 1939 he taught music theory in Breslau. In 1947 he became a teacher of theory at the Musikhochschule Weimar and a teacher of composition at the Nordwestdeutsche Musikakademie Detmold; from 1959 to 1972 he was professor of composition at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik München. He received the Münchener Musikpreis in 1962 and the Plöner Musikpreis in 1988 and became a member of the Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste in 1969. His work ranges from songs and chamber music to orchestral, choral and stage works.
Günter Bialas
Composer
