Božidar Kantušer

Božidar Kantušer (Bozidar Kantuser) (December 5, 1921, Pavlovski Vrh, Slovenia – May 9, 1999, Paris) was a Slovene composer of classical music. He was a Slovenian citizen and an American citizen.

Božidar Kantušer
Background information
Born(1921-12-05)December 5, 1921
Pavlovski Vrh, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
DiedMay 9, 1999(1999-05-09) (aged 77)
Paris, France
GenresContemporary, atonality
Occupation(s)Composer
Years active1946–1999

Kantušer is the author of symphonic music, ballets, an opera, chamber music and solo pieces. He lived in France since 1950. He was married to the American painter Grace Renzi. Since 1968, Kantušer was the director of the International Library of Contemporary Music (B.I.M.C.). He is buried in Paris, at the Père Lachaise Cemetery.

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