Life

Lejla Agolli was born in Korçë

Korçë

Korçë is a city in southeastern Albania and the capital of the Korçë District. It has a population of around 105,000 people , making it the sixth largest city in Albania...

, Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

. She studied composition and orchestration in Tiranassa Tish Daijan. She was winner of the National Civic Song Festival for the song Ah ky mall sung by Frederik Ndoci. Agolli served for several years as artistic director to The National Ensemble of Folk Songs and Dancing.

Works

Agollin's compositions include cantata, symphonies, concertos and chamber music. Selected works include:

• Ah ky mall
• In Memoriam for solo clarinet and string orchestra, dedicated to Mother Teresa

Filmography

• MAJLINDA DHE ZOGU I VOGEL (animation soundtrack) 1976
• LISHARSI (animation soundtrack) 1976