Ana Vidovic, Croatian Virtuosa Essay - 751 Words

Ana Vidovic Coming from a very talented family, Ana has been known through her music since the age of 5 with her father and brother being guitarist themselves. She later explained that her brother influenced her on playing the guitar. She was born in a small town in Croatia, November 8th 1980. She was so popular, at the age of the thirteen she became the youngest attendee of a very high-status musical institute. By her early twenties, Vidovic had already received numerous prizes. Her well-kept status resulted in Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore offering the opportunity to study in the U.S.A. I listened to the famous Asturias composed by Isaac Albeniz. The Spanish composer is known for his work on the piano. Isaac†¦show more content†¦In his lifetime ma has performed at some high status such as New York Philharmonics tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty, received a numerous amount of award, He performed John Williams Air and Simple Gifts a t the inauguration ceremony for Barack Obama on January 20, 2009, On August 29, 2009, Ma performed at the funeral mass for Senator Edward M. Kennedy etc. In the video which I watched, Yo-yo Ma was playing the first movement of Edward Elgars Cello Concerto. Edward Elgar is an English composer who was June 2nd 1857 and died February 23rd 1934 of colorectal cancer. During his childhood Edward worked as piano tuner in a piano shop. William Elgar, Edward’s father was professional violinist and also played at the local church. William gave all his children violin lessons. Edward took piano and violin lessons and his father would sometimes take him a piano shop where he will later work as piano tuner. By the 1980s Edawrd had already composed some of the greatest piece music which catching the ears of some critics with some great reviews. The cello concerto was last piece that Edward Elgar wrote before his death. He composed it in 1919. This exertion is recorded for Solo Cello, 2 Flu tes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in A, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in C, 3 Trombones, Tuba,Timpani, and strings. The first movement starts adagio which is about 8 minutes then the second movements goes to lento another 5 minutes