Ilza Sternicka-Niekrasz

Ilza Sternicka-Niekrasz (September 20, 1898 — June 27, 1932) was a Russian/Polish pianist and composer.

Sternicka-Niekrasz was born in St. Petersburg. She studied in Saint Petersburg Conservatory under Alexander Glazunov and Vasily Kalafati then in Warsaw Conservatory under Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński, Roman Statkowski and Karol Szymanowski.

Compositions

 * Baśń, fantasy for piano and orchestra (1927)
 * Szachy, symphonic grotesque (1931)
 * Oratorium (fragments performed in 1929 in Poznan)
 * Variations for string quartet
 * Double fugue for string quintet
 * Groteski dla dzieci for flute, clarinet and bassoon (for children)
 * Kolory, suite for piano (a fragment published in 1931)
 * Piano sonata in F minor
 * Songs for voice with piano (including Ojcze nasz, published in 1935)
 * Songs for children