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Ivo Josipović
12+ albums
contemporary classicalClassicalformer prime ministerformer president
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Ivo Josipović was the president of Croatia, a university professor, legal expert, musician and composer born on August 28, 1957 in Zagreb, Croatia. After attending a secondary music school, he continued his music education in the Composition Department of the Zagreb Music Academy under the tutelage of renowned scholar Stanko Horvat. He graduated in 1983, majoring in composition.From 1987 to 2004 he was a lecturer at the same Music Academy. He has written some 50 compositions for different instruments, chamber orchestras and the symphony orchestra. In 1985, he received a first prize from the European Broadcasting Union for his composition "Samba da Camera". In 1999, he was awarded the Porin award for the same composition, followed by the Porin award in 2000 for "Tisuću lotosa" (A Thousand Lotuses). His most successful pieces also include "Igra staklenih perli" (Glass Bead Play) and "Tuba Ludens". These pieces are performed by numerous musicians in Croatia and abroad. Since 1991, Josipović has been the director of the Music Biennale Zagreb (MBZ). His official site is www.ivojosipovic.com User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.