Nejc KUHAR în concert la Târgu Mureș
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RO – Nejc Kuhar a absolvit studiile de masterat în interpretare muzicală la clasa profesorului Alvaro Pierri și în compoziție la clasa profesorilor Reiner Bishof și Christian Minkowitsch la Conservatorul din Viena. În anul 2018 își incepe studiile de doctorat în muzică sub îndrumarea profesorului și compozitorului Steve Goss. A obținut numeroase premii ca și interpret și compozitor, premii întâi în Germania, Italia, China, Turcia, Statele Unite ale Americii, și de asemenea este finanțat prin burse obținute de la Ministerul Culturii din Slovenia și de la Fundația Gallus. Compozițiile sale au răsunat în interpretarea sa și a altora în cele mai importante săli de concerte din lume, iar acestea au fost publicate la diverse edituri cum ar fi Les Production d’Oz/Doberman-yppan (Canada), Trekel (Germania) și Berben (Italia). Unele lucrări au fost incluse în CD-ul său de debut intitulat “String Modulations”. Nejc concertează în formulă solo și într-un duo de chitară-vioară alături de Moeko Sugiura, susține conferințe și cursuri de măiestrie și jurizează concursuri în diferite țări ale lumii. Momentan acesta predă chitară clasică la Conservatorul Joseph Haydn din Eisenstadt și la Conservatorul din Viena.
EN – The international prizes, glowing reviews (Washington Post, Classical Guitar Magazine, Los Angeles Daily News etc.) and the very response of the audience at home and abroad all point to an artist in the round, successfully negotiating the joined path of composition and interpretation. Nejc Kuhar finished his Masters degree in guitar at Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts with prof. Alvaro Pierri and his Masters degree in composition with Dr. Reiner Bishof and prof. Christian Minkowitsch at Konservatorium Wien, Privatuniversität, both with honours. In 2018 he started with Music Research PhD at Surrey University with prof. Steve Goss. As a guitarist as well as a composer, he won numerous prizes (1st prizes in Germany, China, Italy, Turkey, USA, etc.), he was also scholarship holder of Slovenian Culture Ministry and of Gallus Foundation. His music has been performed by himself and/or other musicians in various venues, including Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Washington National Gallery of Art, Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Slovene Philharmonic Hall, etc. His commissions include those by the Washington National Gallery of Art, Frankfurt Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, LiGITa, Hong Kong and Sarajevo Guitar Festivals, Signum Saxophone Quartet, guitarist Mak Grgić, organist Stephen Ackert, Four Aces Guitar Quartet and others. Kuhar’s works have also been published by the renowned publishing houses, such as Les Production d’Oz/Doberman-yppan (Canada), Trekel (Germany) and Berben (Italy), some of which are recorded on his debut CD from ZKP Label, entitled “String modulations”, featuring guitar virtuoso Mak Grgić. Nejc is regularly performing solo concerts, in duo Eminent Duo (http://www.eminentduo.com/) with violinist Moeko Sugiura, teaching master classes, giving lectures, as well as being member of juries on various international guitar festivals (LiGiTa in Liechtenstein, Forum Wien, Taiwan Guitar Festival, Sarajevo, Seckau, Postojna Guitar Festival in Slovenia). His concerts have a special charm and uniqueness due to his interpretations of his own compositions. Since 2017 he is teaching guitar and chamber music at Joseph Haydn Conservatory in Eisenstadt and since 2015 at Music Academy in Vienna.Besides his activities as guitarist, composer and teacher, he is also an active lecturer, giving lectures about composing for guitar on various European and USA Universities, such as The Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Vienna and Frankfurt Universities, etc…
