Juraj Beneš
Juraj Beneš was a Slovak composer, teacher, and pianist.
He graduated from the university called Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and was a pupil of Ján Cikker, who was one of the best known Slovak composers. Since 1983 Beneš taught at the same university.
Beneš's work followed current trends and spanned genres. He was best in composing operas such as Cisárove nové šaty, Skamenený, and Hostina and often employed the human voice together with unusual instrument combinations as in Tri ženské zbory.
