Mihail Jora: Unknown Files
Mihail Jora: Unknown Files

Summary/Abstract: The composer Mihail Jora was not only a respected teacher but also an example of courage during the harshest years of the communist regime. As vice-president of the Composers’ Union he resisted the marginalisation of musicians on political criteria and opposed the authorities’ interference in music. As a result he was closely followed and demoted. His wife, sister of a pre-war foreign minister, was imprisoned. This article is based on documents from Mihail Jora’s surveillance file in the archive of the former secret police.

• Details
• Contents