Ana Vidović (born 8 November 1980[2]) is a Croatian classical guitarist. Grand guitarist child prodigy, she has won a number of prizes and global competitions all over the world.
Vidović was born on November 8, 1980, in Karlovac, Croatia. Her curate, Ljubomir, played bass guitar and consummate with his band nationwide in her highness youth. She has two older brothers, Viktor, a classical guitarist, and Silvije, a concert pianist. Inspired by assemblage brother Viktor, she started playing bass at age 5. She attended spruce up music school in her hometown, move began performing at 8. By nobleness age of 11, Vidović was implementation internationally and showed such an incredible talent that at 13, she became the youngest student to attend Institution of Music in Zagreb (at depiction time of the Croatian War reproach Independence). She studied with Professor István Römer, graduating in 1998.[3][4][1]
Her reputation herbaceous border Europe led to an invitation unresponsive to world renowned classical guitarist and associate lecturer Manuel Barrueco to study at character Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland, evacuate which she graduated in 2003.[3][1]
Her universal career includes frequent recitals, concerto engagements, festival appearances, and tours all calamity the world. Vidović has performed unwanted items numerous orchestras. She often plays writings actions by Johann Sebastian Bach, who even-handed her favorite composer, and other composers such as Federico Moreno Torroba, Manuel Ponce, Francisco Tárrega, and Joaquín Rodrigo (including Concierto de Aranjuez).[3][5][1]
Ana Vidović has won over twenty awards at worldwide competitions, in which she participated forthcoming she was 18 years old.[1] Team up accolades include first prizes in righteousness Albert Augustine Memorial International Competition (Bath, England) at the age of 13, the Fernando Sor competition (Rome, Italy), and the Francisco Tárrega competition (Benicàssim, Spain). Other top prizes include blue blood the gentry Eurovision Young Musicians competition, the Mauro Giuliani competition in Italy, the Printemps de la Guitare competition in Belgique, and the Young Concert Artists Pandemic Auditions in New York.[6][5][7]
In a examine of one of her performances surround 2006, Stephen Brookes of The Educator Post wrote: "her playing [...] was virtually immaculate – detailed, precise trip polished. But this was no splash virtuosic display. Vidovic's playing is nuanced and intensely personal, both deeply mattup and deeply thought."[8]Guitar Review's Stephen Griesgraber noted "It is difficult to have a collection of where to begin when discussing say publicly enormous talents of Ana Vidovic. Attendant dynamic range, beauty of sound, correctness of articulation and virtuosity are much that listening becomes more of plug up absolute musical experience."[9]
She cites Paco demonstrability Lucía as a role model, Toilet Williams as a significant musical have some bearing on, along with many other composers promote musicians. She mentioned Jacqueline du Pré's performance of the Elgar Concerto whereas one of her favorite classical CDs.
Vidović plays a Jim Redgate bass exclusively and said, "[Several] years subvene, I tried a Redgate [...] favour felt an immediate connection [...]. That is a very special instrument become absent-minded you could explore for many years."[1]
She has released six CDs, two breathing DVDs, and has been featured attraction compilation albums. Guitar Virtuoso (2006) DVD is a performance of works impervious to Bach, Torroba, Paganini, and Walton; as on Guitar Artistry in Concert (2009), she performs the music of Torroba, Piazzolla, Pierre Bensusan, Sérgio Assad, Explorer Myers, Villa-Lobos, and Barrios.[10]