Marij Kogoj

Marij Julij Kogoj (Trieste, 20 September 1892 – Ljubljana, 25 February 1956) was a Slovenian composer. He was a pupil of Schoenberg and Franz Schreker, and immensely popular during the 1920s, culminating with his opera Črne maske (Black masks). His career ended in 1932, when he was institutionalized for schizophrenia. He remained there until his death in 1956.

Works, editions, recordings

 * Črne maske "Black masks" Opera 1928 - scheduled for performance January 2012

Recordings
 * Complete Works for Violin & Piano, Črtomir Šiškovič (violin) and Emanuele Arciuli. (Stradivarius, 2000)

Marriage
Kogoj married Marija Podlogar in 1919.