Hans Krása Czech Republic
Biography
Hans Krása, (30 November 1899 – 17 October 1944), was a Bohemian composer. Krása was born in Prague to a Czech father, a lawyer, and a German-Jewish mother. He learned both the piano and violin as a child and went on to study composition at the German Music Academy in Prague. After graduating he went on to become a vocal coach at the Deutsches Landestheater, where he met the conductor and composer Alexander von Zemlinsky, who had a major impact on Krása's career.
