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VŠMU
The Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (, abbr. VŠMU) is a university founded on June 9, 1949. The university consists of three faculties: *''Theatre Faculty'' (Acting, Directing, Dramaturgy, Stage and Costume Design, Puppetry, Theatre Theory, Theatre Management) *''Faculty of Film and Television'' (Directing, Documentary, Dramaturgy and Scriptwriting, Photography and Picture Composition, Animation, Editing, Sound Design, Production, Management and Business Studies, Film and TV Theory) *''Faculty of Music and Dance'' (Composition, Orchestra Conducting, Theory of Music, Voice, Opera Directing, Instrumental Playing (16 majors), Dance (6 majors)) Notable alumni *Adriana Kučerová, soprano *Marek Maďarič, Slovak Minister of Culture *Alexander Moyzes, composer *Ladislav Burlas, composer, musicologist *Ján Cikker, composer *Jolana Fogašová, soprano *Ľudovít Rajter, composer *Frico Kafenda, composer *Ivan Hrušovský, composer *Peter Zagar, composer *Vladimír Godár, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ľuboš Bernáth
Ľuboš Bernáth (born 8 November 1977 in Nové Zámky) is a Slovak people, Slovak composer and music educator. Educated at the conservatory in Bratislava from 1996 to 2001, he subsequently studied with the composer Evgeni Irshai. Since 2008-09 he has been a teacher at the Bratislava Conservatory and at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU). His compositions include choral and chamber music, as well as two Symphony, symphonies. As a composer and conductor, Ľuboš Bernáth is represented at various festivals of contemporary music in Slovakia and internationally. In 2012, he was one of the co-founders of the youth orchestra EnsembleSpectrum at the VŠMU. In 2013 he became deputy chairman of the Slovak Composers' Association. He is a member of the Council for Science, Education and Culture of the Slovak Bishops' Conference. External linksĽuboš Bernáth – Allegro giocoso for piano and 2 bongos (2021)played by Jordana Palovičová (YouTube) References {{Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriana Kučerová
Adriana Kučerová (born 24 February 1976) is a Slovak operatic soprano. When she was 22 years old and almost finished with her university studies, she decided to go into a music career. Frank Kuznik of ''The Prague Post'' wrote, "To say that Adriana Kučerová came late to singing would be like saying that Mozart was just another composer". She had originally studied at Matej Bel University, working towards an education degree. Frank Kuznik said that she "chang dher mind literally at the last minute."Kuznik, Frank.Mozart, pure and clear (). ''The Prague Post''. 22 January 2009. Retrieved on 4 October 2012. A teacher at the university's music school recommended that she attend a conservatory in Bratislava. Kučerová attended the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU) " [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Čápová-Vizváry
Sylvia Čápová-Vizváry M. A., ArtD. (; born March 12, 1947, in Szombathely, Hungary) is a Slovakian pianist. Early life Čápová learned the basics of piano playing from her mother Gizela, a piano teacher. From childhood onwards, her abilities were recognised at numerous statewide competitions in Prague, where she received first prize on a number of occasions in succession. At the age of 7 she was admitted to the Conservatory and Academy of Music in Bratislava as a special student, and from 1965 to 1969 she studied at Bratislava VŠMU (University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna), followed, in 1969, by further study in Leningrad. Subsequently, she studied at the Musical Academy in Kraków, before continuing studies again at Bratislava VŠMU. As a 15-year-old she had won first prize at the all-Czechoslovakia art schools' competition, and her earlier career also included successes in international competitions, including reaching the semi-finals of the Moscow Tchaikovsky C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emília Vášáryová
Emília Vášáryová, Doctor Artis Dramaticae ( hon.) (; born 18 May 1942) is a Slovak stage and screen actress, whom '' Variety'' and other publications refer to as the "First Lady of Slovak Theater". During a career of more than five decades, she has received numerous awards including Meritorious Artist (1978), the Alfréd Radok Award (1996), the Czech Lion Award, the Golden Goblet Award (2008), and a 2010 ELSA award from the Czech Film and Television Academy (2010). Because her younger sister is former diplomat Magdaléna Vášáryová, the daily newspaper iDNES said fans consider her an "Honorary Consul of Czech and Slovak Relations". Biography Early years Vášáryová was born in Horná Štubňa, the First Slovak Republic. However, and along with younger sister Magdaléna (who also became a popular actor), she was raised in Banská Štiavnica, where both their parents taught. Her father, Jozef Vášáry was a member of a Hungarian noble family. He taught Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladislav Slovák
Ladislav Slovák (10 September 1919, Veľké Leváre – 22 July 1999, Bratislava) was a Slovak conductor. He was a long-time director of the Slovak Philharmonic, taking over the job from his teacher and mentor Václav Talich. Amongst his most important recordings is the entire collection of Dmitri Shostakovich's fifteen symphonies with Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, published by Naxos Records. He studied in Leningrad under the Russian conductor Yevgeny Mravinsky, and met Shostakovich while participating in rehearsals of his music. From 1990 until 1995, Slovák recorded all twelve symphonies by Alexander Moyzes for the Marco Polo label of Naxos Records Naxos comprises numerous companies, divisions, imprints, and labels specializing in classical music but also audiobooks and other genres. The premier label is Naxos Records, which focuses on classical music. Naxos Musical Group encompasses about .... These recordings were re-released between 2018 and 2019 on the Naxos lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Kollar
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Tatiana Pauhofová
Tatiana Pauhofová (born 13 August 1983) is a Slovak actress born in Bratislava. Life and career Tatiana (Táňa) Pauhofová studied Acting at Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. She was chosen among the 'Shooting Stars' of European Film Promotion in 2007. Beside her roles in films and series in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, she has worked as a theater comedian and also in dubbing and commercials. As an actress she is perhaps best known for her roles in ''Kruté radosti'' (2002), ''Nezné vlny'' (2013) and ''Kousek nebe'' (2005). In 2016 she played the leading role of Lida Baarova in ''The Devil's Mistress'', a film that circulated worldwide through Netflix. Personal life From 2003 to 2011, Pauhofová was in a relationship with the actor Tomáš Maštalír. Pauhofová is married to musician Jonathán Pastirčák. Their daughter Míla was born in 2022. Filmography *''"Škriatok"'' (1995) TV series *''Hu-hu bratia'' (1995) (TV) *'' Vater wider Willen'' (1995) (TV) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Šulík
Martin Šulík (born 20 October 1962 in Žilina) is a Slovak film director. He studied film directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, where he graduated in 1986. His 2011 film ''Gypsy'' was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. Martin Sulik is also an avid painter, and his artwork has been shown in Bratislava Galleries. Filmography * ''The Position'' (1989) * ''Tenderness'' (1992) * '' Everything I Like'' (1993) * '' The Garden'' (1995) * ''Orbis Pictus'' (1997) * ''Landscape'' (2000) * ''The Key to Determining Dwarfs'' (2002) * ''The City of the Sun'' (2005) * ''Gypsy'' (2011) * ''The Interpreter An interpreter is someone who performs interpretation, not just translation, of speech or sign from a language into another. Interpreter may also refer to: Math and computing * Interpreter (computing), a computer program that directly executes a ...'' (2018) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juraj Nvota
Juraj Nvota (born 1 March 1954) is a Slovak actor and film director. Selected filmography Director Actor External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nvota, Juraj 1954 births Living people Film people from Bratislava Slovak male film actors Slovak film directors Sun in a Net Awards winners 20th-century Slovak male actors 21st-century Slovak male actors Male actors from Bratislava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuzana Piussi
Zuzana Piussi (born 21 October 1971 in Bratislava) is a Slovak director and documentary filmmaker, as well as an actress. She graduated from the Department of Directing at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. From 1992 to 2000, she worked with the theater ''Stoka''. Subsequently, she was involved in the theater project SkRAT. Piussi's start as a documentary filmmaker Piussi's first documentary, ''Výmet'' (Wipe out) (2003) received a major trophy at the IFF in Beirut, Lebanon's oldest and best-known film festival and one of the important Arab film festivals. Two years later, her documentary feature "Anjeli plačú" (Angels Cry) (2005) was the favorite of cineasts at the International Documentary Film Festival in Jihlava (Czech Republic) and earned her the "Audience Award." In 2008, Piussi's semi-documentary ''Babička'' (Grandmother) received media attention because it told the story "of an aging woman" who does not "want to give u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslav Dvorský
Miroslav Dvorský (born 16 May 1960) is a Slovak people, Slovak operatic tenor of international renown who has had an active career since the early 1980s. Biography Born in Partizánske, Dvorský has a twin brother, Jaroslav Dvorský, who is also an opera singer. He has three more siblings, two of which also have opera careers: Peter Dvorský and Pavol Dvorský. His other brother, Vendelín Dvorský, is an economist. Dvorský earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the technical school in his native city. He then studied singing at the Bratislava Conservatory under Ida Černecká and at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. After graduating he received further training from Luciano Silvestri at the L'Accademia di La Scala in Milan. After winning several major singing competitions, he joined the Slovak National Theatre where he made his professional opera debut in 1983. Dvorský has since appeared in leading roles on the stages of most of the world's great opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
