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Concerto For Flute Strings & B.C. No. 3 In D Major Op. 10 Ii. Cantabile by Jiří Stivín

Artist Biography For Jiří Stivín

Jiří Stivín Born 23 November 1942 In Prague Czech Republic Is A Czech Flute Player And Composer. Jiří Stivín Has Been Interpreting Pre-Classical Music On The Recorder Since 1975. After Graduating From The Cinematography Department Of The Prague Film Academy FAMU He Devoted Himself Exclusively To Music. He Studied At The Royal Academy Of Music As Well As At The Prague Academy Of Music Where He Studied Composition. His Flute Teachers Were Milan Muncingler Ars Revidiva And Jiří Válek Czech Philharmonic .
Stivin Performs Music From The Middle Ages The Renaissance And The Baroque Periods. He Has Recorded Flute Concertos Telemann And Vivaldi On 4 CDs And Has Mastered All Kinds Of Flutes And Recorders. He Has Also Been Intensely Involved In Jazz Composition And In The Improvisational New Music Using Saxophone Clarinet Flute Recorder And Several Kinds Of Folk Pipes. As A Soloist He Works With Renowned Musical Ensembles And Institutions Virtuosi Di Praga The Prague Symphony Orchestra The Slovak Chamber Orchestra The Prague Madrigalists Due Boemi Suk Chamber Orchestra Talich Quartet Etc. .
He Fronts His Own Collegium Quodlibet And Leads The Jazz Quartet Jiří Stivín & Co. He Gives Solo Recitals With Harpsichord Organ Or Guitar And Sometimes Performs With The Sole Aid Of A Tape Recorder. For The Last Ten Years As Part Of The Prague Symphony Orchestra's Concert Subscription Series He Has Been Giving A Series Of Performances Called 'All Manner Of Flutes' And Has Written A Large Corpus Of Film Theatre And Concert Music. Jiří Stivín Teaches At The Prague Conservatoire At The Annual Jazz Workshops In Frýdlant And Is Frequently Involved In Many Other Projects Including Educational Concerts For Children. Official Site Http //jiri.Stivin.Cz

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