Jiří Stivín (born 23 November 1942 in
Prague
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) is a Czech flute player and
composer.
Biography
He graduated from the Film Faculty of the
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague ( cs, Akademie múzických umění v Praze, AMU) is a university in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic, specialising in the study of music, dance, drama, film, television and multi-media. It is the larg ...
(FAMU). He also studied composition at the
Royal Academy of Music as well as at the Prague Academy of Music (AMU),
and studied the flute under
Milan Munclinger.
Stivín performs music from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Baroque periods. As a sololist, he performed with the
Prague Symphony Orchestra The Prague Symphony Orchestra (Prague, Czech Republic, cs, Symfonický orchestr hlavního města Prahy ''FOK'') is a Czech orchestra based in Prague. The orchestra has traditionally been known by the acronym 'FOK', standing for 'Film-Opera-Koncert' ...
, with the
Slovak Chamber Orchestra, with
Suk Chamber Orchestra The Suk Chamber Orchestra (Czech: Sukův komorní orchestr) is a classical chamber orchestra named after the composer Josef Suk.
It was founded by the violinist Josef Suk in 1974, on the centenary of his grandfather, the composer Josef Suk. Th ...
,
Barocco sempre giovane as well as with several other ensembles. He is also involved in jazz, both as a performer and as a composer.
He gives regular lectures at the
Prague Conservatory
The Prague Conservatory or Prague Conservatoire ( cs, Pražská konzervatoř) is a music school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1808. Currently, Prague Conservatory offers four or six year study courses, which can be compared to the level ...
.
Stivín is active in the Jazz Quartet in the Czech Republic, playing both the flute and saxophone. His larg
discographyranges from jazz to classical music.
His daughter Zuzana Stivínová is an actress.
References
External links
Official site
* (list of film music compositions)
1942 births
Living people
Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music
Czech classical musicians
Czech classical flautists
Czech jazz musicians
Czech saxophonists
Musicians from Prague
Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)
European Jazz Ensemble members
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