Indi Stivín

Indi Stivín (born December 1, 2001) is a Czech classical double bass player. He won many international competitions.[1] He plays double bass as a solo instrument.[2]

Indi Stivín
Stivín performing in September 2014
Background information
Born (2001-12-01) December 1, 2001
Prague, Czech Republic
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Double bassist
InstrumentsDouble bass
Years active2012–present
Websitewww.indistivin.com

Early life

He made his solo debut performance at age 12 with Domenico Dragonetti's Concerto for Double bass and orchestra in A major.[3] Three years later he became the youngest Laureate of the International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen in Germany.[4]

He studies with Dalibor Tkadlčík, the Prague State Opera's Principal double bassist and prof. Ján Krigovský from the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. At BassFest 2015 in Banská Bystrica his teacher was Gary Karr. In addition to the double bass he plays violin, which he is studying at the Prague Conservatory in the class of Jaroslav Foltýn.

In 2018, he performed a solo recital at the Prague Spring Festival.[5] He devotes himself to composing and is the author of the Double bass concerto "Bohemia".[6]

He is an admirer of Czech classical doublebassist František Pošta, to whom he dedicated his composition "A Tribute to František Pošta".[7]

Stivín is a grandson of Czech multiinstrumentalist Jiří Stivín.[8]

As a finalist of the Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 competition in Edinburgh, Scotland he performed his "Bohemian Suite" together with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard. His final performance from Usher Hall was broadcast across Europe.[9]

Awards
  • Laureate of the International Instrumental Competition Markneukirchen (Germany, 2017)[10]
  • Victor Dijon de Monteton Award (Zurich, Switzerland 2016)[11]
  • Winner of the International Competition of Double bass Personalities (Wroclaw, Poland 2013)[12]
  • multiple winner of "Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf" International Double bass Competition (Bánská Bystrica, Slovakia, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)[13]
  • multiple winner of "Franz Simandl" International Double bass Competition (Blatná, Czech Republic, 2012, 2014, 2016)
  • Winner of the "International Interpretation Competition PRO BOHEMIA" (Ostrava, Czech Republic 2015, 2017)[14]
  • Winner of the International Double bass Competition "Frantisek Cerny and Jan Geissel" (Holice, Czech Republic 2016)
  • Laureate of the "Anton Rubinstein International Competition" (Düsseldorf, Germany 2018)[15]
  • Winner of "Young Soloist" of the South Czech Philharmonic (České Budějovice, Czech Republic 2017)
  • Winner of the National Competition of Music Schools (Liberec, Czech Republic 2014)[16]
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References
  1. "Award info" (PDF). swiss-charity-award.ch.
  2. "Události v regionech (Ostrava) — iVysílání — Česká televize". Ceskatelevize.cz:8080. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  3. "Obrazem: Kutnohorský chrám svaté Barbory po roce znovu praskal ve švech - Kutnohorské listy". kutnohorskelisty.cz.
  4. "CZECH Artists Management International". www.czami.com.
  5. "Indi Stivín & Alice Springs — Pražské jaro".
  6. "Indi Stivín - Koncert Bohemia". allevents.in.
  7. s.r.o., Mailprofiler Development. "KONCERT VÍTĚZŮ ÚSTŘEDNÍHO KOLA VE HŘE NA SMYČCOVÉ NÁSTROJE - Základní umělecká škola v Liberci". zusliberec.cz.
  8. Kontrabas nepadl daleko od stromu. Indi Stivín se dostal do finále hudební Eurovize (Czech Television) (in Czech)
  9. "Eurovision Young Musicians 2018, BBC Arts - Meet the Eurovision Young Musicians finalists - BBC Arts". BBC. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
  10. User, Super. "2017 - Viola & Kontrabass". www.instrumental-competition.de. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  11. User, Super. "2016 Finalists - Swiss Charity Award 2017". swiss-charity-award.ch.
  12. "Akademia Muzyczna -- I Międzynarodowe Sympozjum Kontrabasu". www.amuz.wroc.pl.
  13. "Výsledky súťaže 2016". Slovak Double Bass Club S-D-B-C.
  14. "Pro Bohemia 2015 - Výsledky - JKO". www.jko.cz.
  15. "Anton Rubinstein Musikakademie". www.rubinstein-akademie.de.
  16. "Hra na smyčcové nástroje - uur-zuscr". www.uur-zuscr.cz.

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