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Artist
Peter Machajdik
12+ albums
contemporary classicalslovakia
about
Composer Peter Machajdík grew up in Bratislava, Slovakia but he has been living in Berlin, Germany for the past 15 years. At six, he began music lessons and at seven, took up the piano. In the 1980's he was not accepted into the Music Academy of Bratislava because his concept of music, at that time, was heavily influenced by the Western avant-garde. At 27, Machajdík graduated from the University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia. Peter Machajdík first became internationally recognised after the success of his multi media work Intimate Music featuring David Moss at Inventionen 1994 in Berlin. His prolific output has since been performed and broadcast around the world, placing him in the front rank of today’s composers. His major works include Nell'autunno del suo abbraccio insonne for Italian harpist Floraleda Sacchi, Si diligamus invicem for mixed choir a cappella, Najdene zabudnute for orchestra, and Namah for string orchestra which was premiered at the Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio Bratislava in 2002, and was also a featured work at both the Epoche and Divertimento Musicale festivals in 2006. Machajdik has also composed a lot of music for stage and film. Machajdík has received commissions and awards from, among others, the Kulturfonds Foundation, the Russolo-Pratella Foundation, the Slovak Music Fund, the Czech Radio, the German Accordion Society, and from Pro Helvetia. In 1992 he was invited to live and work in Berlin as a guest of the prestigious DAAD Künstlerpro
top songs
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Nell'autunno del suo abbraccio insonne - 2004
1672She Will Be Picked by Herself (Lei si sceglierà da sola) (version for harp)
533Nell'autunno del suo abbraccio insonne
254Death in 40 Pictures
245She Will Be Picked By Herself
136Namah
117Again So CLose To The Rainbow
88Peroket
89In situ (Version for Cello, Harp & Electronics): Silently Growing (Crescendo silenziosamente)
810In situ (Version for Cello, Harp & Electronics): The Bark of Touch (La corteccia del tatto)
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