Juraj Filas

Born 5 March 1955 in Košice, Slovakia - died 31 December 2021 Slovak composer. His work includes more than 100 compositions: symphonies, cantatas, concerts, numerous compositions for chamber music, as well as the prize-winning TV opera "momento mori"; a concerto grosso "Copernicus"; the opera "Jane Eyre" (2010); "The Wisdom of the Wise Man", a cantata for choir, violoncello and organ; "The Song of Solomon", a cantata for soli, choir and orchestra; and the requiem "Oratio Spei" which is dedicated to the victims of terrorism.