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Vojislav Ivanovic

Serbia

  • master classes

    Friday 11th of March 2016.

    & Sunday 13th of March 2016.
     

Music of Vojislav Ivanovic, world-renowned guitarist and composer, has been described by critics, amongst other, as "superbly written" and "indescribable but indescribably delicious". His unique style, which utilizes elements of contemporary classical, traditional and jazz music is being said to "have an organic plasticity to it that expresses hundred percent life experience".

He studied guitar with Darko Petrinjak and later with Costas Cotsiolis with whom he graduated, and composition with Vojin Komadina,

Both as a guitarist and a composer he was awarded various national and international prizes and distinctions. As a soloist and in collaboration with various artists and orchestras he has performed extensively throughout former Yugoslavia, Russia and Europe.

His diverse compositional output includes music for solo instruments, chamber music, concertos, choral and orchestral works, and music for film, theatre and TV.

Vojislav's most notable works are: 6 Cafe Pieces for Guitar, Sonata for Guitar and English Concerto for guitar and strings, performed around the world by many distinguished players, most notably by Denis Azabagic and Zoran Dukic, 4 Songs on Poetry of E. A. Poe for guitar percussion, strings and mezzosoprano.

In the field of traditional, improvised and jazz music, both as a composer and a performer, he played and recorded with many internationally renowned artists such as Arild Andersen, Paolo Fresu, Paul Wertico and Milos Petrovic. Since 2008 he performes intensively with Levante Guitar Duo, with his wife Aleksandra Ivanovic, playing his music and arrangements for guitar duo.

His music in many different genres has been released on over 20 cd recordings and is being published by editions Chanterelle and Doberman-Yppan.

Currently he is teaching guitar at the Music Academy of East Sarajevo.

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