Piano solo: TOMAŽ HOSTNIK (Eng.)

(11:30) You are kindly invited to listen to the piano solo, Frederic Chopin’s Polonaise in F-sharp minor, op. 44,  performed by the young and promising Tomaž Hostnik. Tomaž is this year’s graduate at the Conservatory of Music and Ballet in Ljubljana. His first piano lessons started at the age of seven with Jasna Jan Sešek, prof.

The talent was obvious and he was the youngest of the participants to play at the international piano competition Chopin Golden Ring. He later on also studied with Arbo Valdma, prof. and  Siavush Gadjiev, prof. The latter happens to be his current menthor at the Conservatory in Ljubljana.

He has successfully participated in numerous regional, state and international music competitions. The last, most notable, is the all slovenian State Piano Competition 2010, where he received the golden prize.

This year he had the opportunity to perform with The Symphonic Orchestra of the Conservatory in Ljubljana playing E. Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 as a soloist. Since 2009 he is also a member of the Trio Evterpa along with the flutist Eva Jensterle and saxophonist Jan Gričar.

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Kratek prevod v slovenskem jeziku:

Vljudno vabljeni k poslušanju Poloneze v fis- molu, op. 44. skladatelja Frederica Chopina, v izvedbi mladega, nadarjenega pianista Tomaža Hostnika. Tomaž je pričel z igranjem klavirja pri sedmih letih, in sicer na Glasbeni šoli Škofja Loka, v razredu Jasne Jan Sešek, prof.

Z dvanajstimi leti se je udeležil Državnega tekmovanja (TEMSIG) in prejel zlato plaketo in 2. nagrado. Leto kasneje je kot najmlajši udeleženec uspešno nastopil na zanj prvem mednarodnem tekmovanju Chopinov zlati prstan.

Redno se udeležuje seminarjev pri prof. Arbu Valdmi in prof. Siavushu Gadjievu. Leta 2010 se je ponovno udeležil Državnega tekmovanja pod mentorstvom prof. Gadjieva in prejell zlato plaketo.

Leta 2011 je s Simfoničnim orkestrom KGB Ljubljana štirikrat uspešno izvedel Griegov klavirski koncert v a-molu (1.st.) in istega leta tudi maturiral. Od leta 2009 je član Tria Evterpa s flavtistko Evo Jensterle in saksofonistom Janom Gričarjem.

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