""The Croatian Prodigy"
It was one of those rare moments of sheer magic when Ana Vidovic walked
onto the stage for the Final of the Albert Augustine Memorial
International Guitar Competition wearing a beautiful, colourful,
traditional dress. I remember thinking how wonderful she looked and how
great it was that one so young made it to the Final of the Competition
that should really be contested by post-graduates with considerable
concert performance experience. I thought, she'll do well but that is as
far as it will go. I was wrong! Her playing was magical and I was
spell-bound for at least five minutes, when I started smiling to myself
in disbelief. I looked at Rose Augustine, who was sitting next to me,
and saw the same look of amazement on her face. We realized that we were
witnessing a historical moment: this little girl was going to be one of
the biggest names in the guitar in the years to come. When we looked
over to the jury, we saw that , they too, were experiencing the same
spell: no one made any notes, they were hanging breathlessly on every
note Ana played!
The truly exceptional thing is that the guitar is not blessed with many
prodigies, unlike the violin or piano. In fact, one has to go back to
the 30's, to the incomparable Ida Presti to find a similar talent. For
me the most gratifying aspect of Ana's talent is that she plays with
exceptional musicality. She is not - like so many guitarists -
preoccupied with flying fingers, although she has quite a phenomenal
technique."
Ana Vidović is one of the youngest virtuoso guitarists in the world. She was born November 8, 1980, in Karlovac near Zagreb, Croatia and started playing guitar at the age of 5, inspired by her brother Viktor. By the age of 11 she was performing internationally, and at 13 became the youngest student to attend the prestigious National Musical Academy in Zagreb where she studied with Professor Istvan Romer. Click to continue>>
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