Dušan Bogdanović
Compositor, improvisador e guitarrista prodigioso. Dušan Bogdanović explorou diversas linguagens musicais, fazendo do seu estilo uma síntese única de música clássica, jazz e música étnica.
Como solista ou com outros artistas, apresentou-se por toda a Europa, Ásia e Estados Unidos. Actuou em concertos e gravou com grupos de câmara em diversas orientações estilísticas, incluindo o Trio De Falla, e colaborou no jazz actuando com, James Newton, Milcho Leviev, Charlie Haden, Miroslav Tadic, Mark Nauseef e Anthony Cox, entre outros.
Estão publicadas cerca de cinquenta obras de sua autoria, obras para guitarra, piano, música de câmara e orquestra, nas editoras (Berben, GSP, Doberman-Yppan, etc.).
Na sua discografia com cerca de vinte gravações em várias companhias (Intuition, GSP, Doberman-Yppan, M.A. Recordings, entre outras), pode-se encontrar desde as sonatas em trio de Bach, até obras contemporâneas. As suas composições mais recentes incluem “Ballet- poeme Crow”, estreado pela Pacific Dance Company no Los Angeles Theater Center. “Sevdalinka”, composta para o duo Newman-Oltman – com o quarteto Turtle Island, estreada no Merkin Hall, em Nova Iorque. “Canticles” dedicada ao duo Gruber-Maklar . “To Where Does The One Return”, uma peça multimídia para dezasseis gongos cerâmicos, com a colaboração do escultor Stephen Freedman, premiado em Hilo, no Havaí. “Games”, encomendado pelo BluePrint Festival, dedicado a David Tanenbaum e Nicole Paiement; “Byzantine Theme and Variations”, estreado por James Smith com the Armadillo String Quartet. Compôs várias obras para guitarra dedicadas a Alvaro Pierri, David Starobin, William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant, Eduardo Isaac, James Smith e outros.
Nascido na Jugoslávia em 1955, Bogdanović completou os seus estudos em composição e orquestração no Conservatório de Genebra com P. Wissmer e A. Ginastera e performance em guitarra com M.L. São Marcos.
No início de sua carreira, recebeu o primeiro prêmio no Concurso de Genebra e estreou-se no Carnegie Hall em 1977, onde foi proclamado calorosamente. Lecciomou na Academia de Belgrado e no San Francisco Conservatory USA (1990-2007). Actualmente é professor no Conservatório Superior de música em Genebra.
No seu trabalho teórico para guitarra (Éditions Berben), inclui “Polyrhythmic and Polymetric Studies”, bem como uma publicação bilíngue que abrange contraponto de três vozes e improvisação no estilo renascentista. O seu último livro, Ex Ovo, é uma colecção de ensaios para compositores e improvisadores, publicado por Doberman-Yppan.
English
A richly gifted composer, improviser and guitarist, Dusan Bogdanovic has explored musical languages that are reflected in his style today- a unique synthesis of classical, jazz and ethnic music. As a soloist and in collaboration with other artists, Bogdanovic has toured extensively throughout Europe, Asia and the United States. His performing and recording activities include work with chamber groups of diverse stylistic orientations including The Falla Guitar Trio and jazz collaborations with James Newton, MilchoLeviev, Charlie Haden, Miroslav Tadic, Mark Nauseef, Anthony Cox and others.
He has over fifty published compositions ranging from guitar and piano solo works to chamber and orchestral ensembles (Berben, GSP, Doberman-Yppan et al.), as well as close to twenty recordings ranging from Bach Trio Sonatas to contemporary works (Intuition, GSP, Doberman-Yppan, M.A. Recordings et al.).
Among his most recent commissions are a ballet- poeme Crow, premiered by the Pacific Dance Company at the Los Angeles Theater Center; Sevdalinka, written for the Newman- OltmanGuitar Duo with the Turtle Island Quartet, premiered at Merkin Hall, New York; Canticles, composed for the Gruber- Maklar Duo; a mix media piece To Where Does The One Return, for sixteen ceramic gongs in collaboration with sculptor Stephen Freedman, premiered in Hilo, Hawaii; Games, commissioned by the BluePrint Festival and dedicated to David Tanenbaumand Nicole Paiement; Byzantine Theme and Variations, premiered by James Smith with the Armadillo String Quartet, as well as works written for pianist Fabio Luz and numerous solo guitar compositions written for Alvaro Pierri, David Starobin, William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant, Eduardo Isaac, James Smith and others.
Bogdanovic was born in Yugoslavia in 1955. He completed his studies of composition and orchestration at the Geneva Conservatory with P. Wissmer and A. Ginastera and in guitar performance with M.L.São Marcos. Early in his career, he received the only First Prize at the Geneva Competition and gave a highly acclaimed debut recital in Carnegie Hall in 1977. After having taught at the Belgrade Academy and San Francisco Conservatory (1990-2007), he is presently engaged by the Geneva Conservatory.
His theoretical work for guitar, at Berben Editions, includes Polyrhythmic and PolymetricStudies, as well as a bilingual publication covering three- voice counterpoint and improvisation in the Renaissance style. His latest book Ex Ovo, a collection of essays for composers and improvisers published by Doberman-Yppan, is soon to be followed by Harmony for Guitar, which is in preparation by the same publisher.