tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23448032427369391702024-03-13T22:20:41.626-07:00ANA VIDOVICAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08850457633384926580noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344803242736939170.post-30300544704494717652015-02-19T11:53:00.001-08:002015-02-19T11:54:01.686-08:00Ana Vidovic - Cavatina<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><i><b>Hi! How are you? Where are you?</b></i><br />Hello, I am doing really well, thanks. I am in Carson City at the moment just getting ready to go to Las Vegas in couple of hours.<br /><br /><b><i>What's on your schedule right now?</i></b><br />I am just touring right now. I played "Concierto de Aranjuez" (one of my favorite pieces) last night with the Carson City Symphony and had a wonderful time. In the next couple of weeks I will be on the road. I am going to Las Vegas, NV, Madison, WI, Bloomington, IN and Portland, OR.<br /><b><i><br />If you hadn't chosen for music, what do you think you would do right now?</i></b><br />I really don't know, that is a tough question. I just can't imagine my life without music. Music always had such a strong influence in my life. My brothers and I were always surrounded with it. I do have couple of other interests though. One of my biggest interest is psychology so perhaps I would have done something in that field if I had not chosen music.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: xx-small;"><b><i><br /><span style="font-size: small;">What or who was your biggest influence as an artist?</span></i></b><span style="font-size: small;"><br />So many wonderful people. I met so many talented people that really inspired me throughout my life and I am grateful for that. My brother Viktor first inspired me to start playing guitar cause he was and still is such a great musician. My parents inspired me as well. They always surrounded us kids with music. My wonderful teachers Istvan Romer and Manuel Barrueco. They taught me everything I know and again, inspired me in so many ways. Great artists like Martha Argerich, Placido Domingo, Sviatoslav Richter and many more.<br /><br /><b><i>What's the hardest part about being a musician and what's the best?</i></b><br />There are so many wonderful moments, but there are also some very hard ones. I think that is the case with everything that we do in life. I love performing for people, I really live for that. It is so rewarding to be able to share your music with your audience, touch them with it and just have that special connection with them. When I feel that connection, that to me is a successful concert. Then again, there are difficult times. Life of a musician is not easy. There are many sacrifices that you need to make, but again, it is all worth it as long as you really love what you do.<br /><br /><i><b>What's your view on the classical music scene at present? Is there a crisis?</b></i><br />I wouldn't say that there is a crisis, but things are definitely changing. It is definitely not the same as it was 40 of 50 years ago. We live in a world where we are surrounded with popular music that is so tremendously marketed and is everywhere we go. I think that we (classical musicians) have a mission to introduce our music to as many people as we can, bring more young people to classical concerts and present it in a way that it does not seem as classical music is still something that is considered so "serious or too "formal".<br /><br /><i><b>Some feel there is no need to record classical music any more, that it's all been done before. What do you tell them?</b></i><br />I don't think that is true. I think we can always do more and more. I think that every performer brings something new into their performance. It is all in the way you present something. There is so much great music out there. And also, there is a lot of new music composed and we need to present that to our audience as well. Today, many musicians from different musical styles colaborate with each other and try to find a new way of introducing music to audiences. I enjoy listening to a great jazz musician who colaborates with a classical musician.<br /><br /><i><b>What constitutes a good live performance in your opinion? What's your approach to performing on stage?</b></i><br />As I mentioned before, I really love the connection with the audience while performing. There is something very special about it. To me the most important thing is when I feel that the audience is completely with me. You can almost feel like they are breathing with you. When I am on stage, I try to forget about everything and try to say as much as I can with the music I am playing.<br /><br /><b><i>What does the word "interpretation" mean to you?</i></b><br />There are so many different levels of "interpretation". I try to put my soul into my music and allow my feelings to come through which is one of the biggest challenges for me. You really need to get into the core of the piece and live with it for a long time to be able to "portrait" in your own unique way. And even when you think that there is nothing else that can be done with that piece, there is always so much more that you discover with time so it is really important to live with it for a long time. It is so interesting to see how your "interpreation" changes throughout the years. I used to be concerned about how virtuostic something sounded, but today I try to bring more depth into my playing.<br /><br /><i><b>True or false : It is the duty of an artist to put his personal emotions into the music he plays.</b></i><br />True<br /><br /><i><b>True or false: "Music is my first love"</b></i><br />True<br /><br /><i><b>True or false: People need to be educated about classical music before they can really appreciate it.</b></i><br />False<br /><br /><i><b>You are given the position of artistic director of a concert hall. What would be on your program for the season?</b></i><br />I would like to have more of a mixture of musicians with different musical styles and backgrounds. You really need to find a way to introduce music to as many different audiences as you can. I'd like to have couple of really good classical players, but also some jazz and more contemporary artists.<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;color: #666666;"><i><b>What's your favourite classical CD at the moment?w3</b></i><br />It's hard to say. I like so many, but one of my favorites is Jacqueline du Pre's unforgettable performance of the Elgar Concerto.<br /><i><b><br />Have you ever tried playing a different instrument? If yes, how good were you at it?</b></i><br />Yes, I played piano for couple of years. My other brother Silvije is a pianist so he taught me how to play. I really enjoyed playing piano very much, but decided to continue with guitar. I don't remember how good I really was at it, but I do remember that I learned so much about phrasing and dynamics. That was a great experience.<br /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">"I have nothing bad to say about the way the usual combinations of
soloist with orchestra work. In the 21st century, as in the 20th, a
pianist or a violinist, sometimes a cellist, maybe - rarely - a violist
or wind player, plays a concerto. The world is full of gifted soloists.
The repertoire is stuffed with great concertos. No complaints.<br /><br />But
when orchestras step into more unusual areas of the concerted
literature, the results can be magical. Such was the case Friday night
when the guitarist Ana Vidovic joined with the West Virginia Symphony
Orchestra in Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez."<br /><br />Rodrigo's
concerto is justifiably famous. It has been a staple of public radio
stations for years, based on its ear-catching melodies and the
pop-culture attraction of the guitar. But you don't get to hear it live
very often, if for no other reason than guitarists have to muscle their
way into concert lineups, past the never-ending line of pianists and
violinists.<br /><br />Vidovic muscled her way through the piece in the
muscular way of ballet dancers: lithely and poised. The piece begins
just with the guitar, in Spanish dance rhythm, so the soloist can really
grab the audience and draw them in. She did it magically with a
gorgeous sound and finely pointed rhythm.<br /><br />From there it was one
wonder after the next. The conductor Grant Cooper had the orchestra
playing transparently (Vidovic did use a small amplifier to boost the
slight instruments sound), and the woodwinds and strings were
particularly vibrant in playing against the guitarist's nimble
passagework and multihued timbres.<br /><br />The slow movement sounded lush
from Lora Snow's initially English horn solo through the piquant
modernity of the central section. The wide-ranging variations that
Vidovic played of the opening tune were striking.<br /><br />The finale -
think cubist-Stravinsky meets Bach in Madrid - had zest and dazzle from
Vidovic. Cooper found extra clarity in the orchestra's playing.<br /><br />If
Vidovic and the Rodrigo had been alone on the program, it would have
been worth a ticket. Cooper and the orchestra also played a brilliant
performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Overture: "The Great Russian Easter"
and a hearty account of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A Major."</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;">David Williams - <i>Charleston Gazette, review of the performance with the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra</i></span> </h3>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08850457633384926580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2344803242736939170.post-14673026166092534442014-07-16T06:08:00.000-07:002015-01-27T06:48:59.726-08:00Review by Bob Hansmann<h3>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">"On Saturday night I was fortunate to catch Ana Vidovic's 10:00 PM
recital at The Monkey, on 26th st. in NYC, run by Dominic Frasca. "All
the promise of a moonlit night and a dry martini...". This line, stolen
from the movie "Moonstruck", seems perfect as a starter to my thoughts
on the very special performer that Miss Vidovic is always showing
herself to be, last Saturday night included. <br /><br />
Beginning her program with Sor's "Variations on a theme from Mozart"
("The Magic Flute"), Miss Vidovic displayed flawless technique
throughout. Her sound was powerful, and her interpretation was anything
but timid. She had more than enough control of the fast passages, and
handled them with ease, both with her powerful left hand, and most
interesting right hand. <br /><br />
Moving on to Barrios's "La Catedral" proved to be equally successful.
Her ability to open up with both of these works "cold" shows her to be a
most capable guitarist. It was expressive and dynamically interesting,
and her harmonics were gorgeous. <br /><br />
The "Sonatina" (Federico-Moreno Torroba) appears to be one of Miss
Vidovic's trademark works, or at least to my experiences of hearing her
play; and that's fine with me, it being one of my all time favorites. In
her hands it came to life! <br /><br />
Paganini's "Grand Sonata" is, perhaps more than anything else, a display
of virtuosity; or at least that's always been my feeling. Ana showed
decisively that she was able to show that side of herself (as if she
hadn't already in her earlier selections!), and her command of the work
was solid, powerful, and more than enough to handle the task. <br /><br />
Stanley Myers' "Cavatina", used in the movie "The Deerhunter" and made
famous by John Williams, is a delightful smaller piece that I never paid
much attention to, though I have to admit that after hearing Miss
Vidovic's interpretation I'm inclined to give it a second look. <br /><br />
Then came the "Sonatina Meridional" of Manuel Ponce. If she intended for
it to be the show stopper, then she was exactly correct. Wonderfully
balanced, and in total control, Ana made this work her own. Her
interpretation, again, a little more straightforward than I'm used to,
was refreshing in its head-on and oh, so musical approach. <br /><br />
For encores, Miss Vidovic played the Villa Lobos "Etude #7" and
"Recuerdos de la Alhambra". Both were exquisite. The Villa Lobos Etude
is just so strong a piece, and Ana took no prisoners here. It
communicated with both virtuosity and nuance, and her right hand was
brilliant. Her chosen tempo was perfect in my opinion. "Recuerdos..."
was perfect. She had absolutely no trouble producing a flawless,
dynamically controlled, and perfectly even tremolo.<br /><br />
A lot has been said about Ana Vidovic's looks, and I'm not going to go
into that here at all, except to say that she is a stunning young woman,
and carries herself well. She has great stage presence, and comes
across as friendly, unassuming, charming, and warm. One thing of note
was that she was using a footstool, wearing full "stiletto" heels! Most
women can't even walk in them - she played in them! <br /><br />
I wish for Ana Vidovic all the success in her career as the promise I've
seen in her since I first heard of her can bring. The show I attended
was her 4th performance in two days at The Monkey - amazing!<br /><br />
I have only one complaint over this performance, and that's that it
ended at all. The room was full of her, and then it was over. But she
did graciously shake my hand after the recital, giving me just enough
time to say, "You're wonderful.""</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Bob Hansmann, <i>review of the performance at The Monkey club in New York </i></b></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">""The Croatian Prodigy"<br />
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!</span></span>
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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."</span></span></h3>
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Tom Kerstens <i>BGS Records</i>
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