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Biography
Born:
1954 in Alma-Ata into a family of professional musicians (father – violinist, mother – flutist, brother – violinist).
Studies:
(1976 – 1981) at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. Student of Prof. Olga Kaverznevova (herself a student of D. Ojstrach). Studies in Chamber music (string quartet) with A. Shishlov (solo violinist of the Shostakovich Quartet).
Orchestral music:
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Chamber music:
Chamber virtuosos – chamber orchestra, 1985-1996
Trávníček Quartet – first solo violinist, 1988-1994
Trio Passionato – with Klaus-Peter Hahn – cello, Germany and Yuri Rozum – piano, Russia, 1999-2003
Bratislava Classic – chamber orchestra, founded in 2002
Soloist activities:
concerts with:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice State Philharmony, Janáček Philharmony Ostrava, Northern Czech State Philharmony Teplice, Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina, Capella Istropolitana, Camerata Europeana.
Festivals:
Bratislava Music Festival, Melos Etos, Shostakovich Festival in Teplice (Czech Republic), Mahler Festival in Dobiacco (Italy), Wien Modern (Austria), Karinthischer Sommer (Austria), Salzburger Festspiele (Austria), 37th European Festival in Passau (Germany), Cervantino Festival (Mexico)
Recordings:
For radio, television and gramophone companies, e.g. Opus, Naxos, EMI, Koch International, Diskant, CRB, Discovery International, Hänssler classic.
Family concerts:
Besides his chamber music and soloist activities he devotes a lot of time to the talent of his six children and has been organizing family concerts with them since 1998.
