Ana Vidović

Ana Vidović
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Ana Vidović (born 8 November 1980 in Karlovac, Croatia) is a Croatian virtuoso classical guitarist. A child prodigy, she started playing guitar at the age of five, inspired by her brother Viktor. By the age of 11 she was performing internationally, and at 13 became the youngest student to attend the prestigious National Musical Academy in Zagreb where she studied with Professor Istvan Romer. Vidović's reputation in Europe led to an invitation to study at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, U.S., with Manuel Barrueco, from where she graduated in May 2003. In an interview, she has stated that she plays lots of scales and uses a metronome.

Vidović has won an impressive number of prizes and international competitions all over the world. These include first prizes in the Albert Augustine International Competition in Bath, England, the Fernando Sor competition in Rome, Italy, and the Francisco Tárrega competition in Benicasim, Spain. Other top prizes include the Eurovision Competition for Young Artists, the Mauro Giuliani competition in Italy, the Printemps de la Guitare in Belgium, and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York.

Ana Vidović has given over one thousand public performances since first taking the stage in 1988. Her international performance career includes recitals in London, Paris, Vienna, Salzburg, Rome, Budapest, China, Warsaw, Tel Aviv, Oslo, Copenhagen, Toronto, Baltimore, San Francisco, Knoxville, Houston, Austin, Dallas, St. Louis, Jakarta, Mauritius, and Zuidlaren.

Vidović plays a Redgate classical guitar.

Gallery

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  Engineer's Club in Baltimore
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Source

• This content adapted from a program provided by the Bloomington Classical Guitar Society for Vidović's March 5, 2005 performance in Bloomington, Indiana, USA

External links

• Ana's website
• Ana's Redgate Guitar
• Ana performing Torroba's Suite Castellana
• Naxos CD releases
• Interview with NYCGS in 2007
• Interview with Tokafi Guitar Magazine in 2007
• Interview with Urban Guitar Magazine in 2006
• Live Performance at the Kennedy Center in 2004
• Interview with Cithara (Luxembourg) in 2003
• Mel Bay Artist Interview with Erica Cantrell.