BIOGRAPHY - English
I was
born in a small Eastern-Slovakian village called Zemplínske Hámre in the Snina
region. In my hometown, I began with my musical studies provided by private
teachers. At the age of fifteen, I started to serve as an organist at the Parish
Church of St. Joseph in Zemplínske Hámre. Occasionally, I also became organist
at the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Belá nad Cirochou. When I was
twenty-years-old, I moved to Kremnica. From 1997 to 2006, alongside my career
path, I actively served as organist in both, the Church of St. Francis of
Assisi as well as the Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. At this time, I
studied the organ at the professor Ladislav Kisso in Prievidza. During this
period, I attended the programme for organists organised by the Catholic
University in Ružomberok. I took the following courses: Pipe Organ Literature;
Conducting; Gregorian Chant and Liturgy. At the same time, I studied singing,
more specifically tenor voice, for four years. In 2007, as a consequence of my
career progression, I moved to Vienna, where I also served as organist. I
attended private classes at Vienna conservatoire in the field of organ music
and cembalo. In 2011, I moved back to Slovakia. As an employee of the Museum of
Coins and Medals, I worked as a tour guide at Kremnica town castle, where I
presented the unique church organ to visitors. I worked as a tour guide until
2015. At this time, I undertook private organ classes in Austria, Salzburg, at
Universitat Mozarteu. Moreover, I was mentored by Thomas Maerkel in Germany, in
the region of Bayern, in the parish of Oberweosse, Traunstein, Rosenheim.
Currently,
I serve as organist in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Žiar nad Hronom. In
addition, I am also a member of the deanship of Žiar nad Hronom, where I
participate in catholic masses, weddings, and funerals. I actively co-operate
with the National Bank of Slovakia, particularly with the Museum of Coins and
Medals, by offering an educational experience in the form of music performance
and concerts in the Church of Saint Catherine at Kremnica Town Castle. Thanks
to good relations with the management of the Museum of Coins and Medals, I can
provide presentations of the organ to the castle's visitors. During short organ
performances, I am able to show the uniqueness of the organ at a different
intensity as well as timbre. I am also a member of the church ensemble of Saint
Magdalene in the parish of Lovčica-Trubín, where I serve as a chorus master and
a tenor singer.
Acquired
Musical Skills
- The graduate of organ
music studies under the supervision of Professor L. Kiss (4-years)
- The graduate of organ
music studies under the supervision of A. Karpišová (4-years)
- The graduate of
medieval organ music, spinet and cembalo in Mozarteau, Salzburg (2-years)
- The graduate of
medieval organ music the form of regular private classes
in Bavaria, Traunstein under the supervision of the Thomas Maerkel
(4-years)
- The graduate of sole
singing, tenor in particular
