Hilda Jerea

Hilda Jerea (17 March 1916 – 14 May 1980) was a Romanian-Jewish pianist, conductor, and composer. Her best-known composition is the large-scale oratorio Under the Wake-Up Sun (Romanian: Sub soarele deşteptării) from 1951. She taught at the Bucharest School of Art and at the Bucharest Conservatory, and founded the Musica Nova Chamber Orchestra. She won the Robert Cremer Prize, and a number of composition prizes. She was distinguished with the State Prize of Romania and the Order of Labour.

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