Piano,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.1090293 Composed by Peter MachajdÃk. Arranged by Pavel Burdych. Contemporary. Full Performance. Duration 832. Pavel Burdych #31423. Published by Pavel Burdych (A0.1090293). Slovak composer and sound artist Peter MachajdÃk (b. 1961) occupies a unique place in the world of contemporary music. He won international acclaim for his multimedia project Intimate Music at the Inventionen 1994 festival in Berlin. MachajdÃk has worked with numerous chamber ensembles and orchestras, choreographers, dancers and visual artists. He writes music for film and theatre. He is the holder of Slovakia´s most prestigious classical music award, the Ján Levoslav Bella Prize. His Rosenberg Sonata for Violin and Piano, of 2010, is a composition whose structure sets it in a class of its own, and which plays around with the minimalist style, whilst at the same time attesting to the breadth of the composer's musical and philosophical understanding. The Czechoslovak Chamber Duo premiered Rosenberg Sonata at the Forfest in KroměřÞ, Czech Republic. For further information go to Peter MachajdÃk´s web site - www.machajdik.de. Performers: The Czechoslovak Chamber Duo was formed in 2004 by Czech violinist Pavel Burdych and Slovak pianist Zuzana BereÅ¡ová. Both artists have been regular guests at music festivals in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany, as well as making frequent concert appearances in capitals around the globe, including Rome, Paris, Lisbon, Seoul, Bucharest, Sofia, Athens, Prague, and Bratislava. Thanks to their Czechoslovakian roots, they often receive invitations from Czech and Slovak expatriate communities in various countries. Every year, they mount projects centred around anniversaries of major composers. The Czechoslovak Chamber Duo has earnt the accolades of audiences and critics alike for its high professional standards, flawless coordination, and musicality. For more detailed information go to the Duo´s website www.chamberduo.eu. Pavel Burdych studied violin firstly at the Conservatory in Pardubice, and thereafter with Bohumil Smejkal at the JanáÄek Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno. Zuzana BereÅ¡ová studied piano at the Conservatory in KoÅ¡ice, at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, and then with Jiřà Skovajsa and Jaroslav Smýkal at the JanáÄek Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno.
