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1982 – 1988
Conservatory in Bratislava (composition – Juraj Pospíšil)
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1988 – 1989
employed by the scores archive of the Slovak Music Fund
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1989
composing classes with Giya Kancheli
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1989 – 1991
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (composition – Ivan Hrušovský and Miro Bázlik)
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1990
composing course with Louis Andriessen
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1991 – 1994
Liszt Academy in Budapest (composition – József Soproni, observers: Emil Petrovics and Sándor Szokolay)
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1992
composing seminar at the Liszt Academy with Clerens Barlow and Nicolaus A. Huber
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1993 – 1994
studies of electronic composing with Zoltán Pongrácz
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1993 – 1994
internship in the Hungarian Radio electronic studio
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1994
State examination, completion of studies
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1994 – 1996
post-graduate studies of composing with Martin Christoph Redeln at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold, Germany
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since 1996
free-lance composer living in Detmold, editorial cooperation with publishing houses Schott-Wega-Verlag, Bärenreiter-Verlag, Peters-Verlag, Marc Reifft-Verlag, WDR, Eurobottega, Schubert-Gesellschaft
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since 1999
authorship contract with the publishing house Edition Gravis Inh. Dr. Rudolf Lück, Bad Schwalbach, member of the copyright association GEMA – Germany
Oľga Kroupová is a Slovak composer living in Germany. She studied composition at the Conservatory in Bratislava and at the Academy of Performing Arts, where she studied with prominent figures of Slovak music. She furthered her education at the Liszt Academy in Budapest and through postgraduate studies in Germany. She has completed several international composition courses and seminars, including studies in electronic music and an internship at the electronic studio of Hungarian Radio. Since 1996, she has been working as a freelance composer with permanent residence in Detmold. She collaborates with major European publishers and institutions, has a publishing contract with a German publisher, and is a member of the GEMA copyright association.