David Tukiçi an Albanian

Albanians

Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...

 composer

Composer

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 and singer born in 1956 Shkodër

Shkodër

Shkodër , is a city located on Lake of Shkoder in northwestern Albania in the District of Shkodër, of which it is the capital. It is one of the oldest and most historic towns in Albania, as well as an important cultural and economic centre. Shkodër's estimated population is 90,000; if the...

, Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

. He also holds the Italian citizenship.

At 13, he won the 1969 edition of the Festivali i Këngës në RTSH as a singer and then pursued composing training notably with Çesk Zadeja

Çesk Zadeja

Çesk Zadeja was an Albanian composer. A native of Shkodër, he studied in Moscow and did much to promote the arts in Tirana.He is also called "The Father of the Albanian Music".-Discography:...

, who was himself a pupil of Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Soviet Russian composer and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century....

. He was from 1982 to 1992, the director of Radio Televizioni Shqiptar

Radio Televizioni Shqiptar

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's symphonic music.

At the École normale de musique - Alfred Cortot de Paris

École Normale de Musique de Paris

The École Normale de Musique de Paris is a leading conservatoire located in Paris, France. The school was founded by Auguste Mangeot and pianist Alfred Cortot in 1919...

, he followed the cycles of perfectioning classes of Michel Merlet and Dominique Rouits. He is the author

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 of many symphonic

Symphony

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 compositions

Musical composition

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, instrumental and vocal. Many of which were recorded. In particular Horcynus Orca, double concerto for flute, cello and string orchestra, created in 2001 at the Politeama Siracusa and recorded in 2003, under hid direction

Conducting

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, by symphonic orchestra of Calabria

Calabria

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, with Sonia Formenti and Francesco Mariozzi.

David Tukiçi is the son of Ibrahim Tukiqi

Ibrahim Tukiqi

Ibrahim Tukiqi is a well known Albanian singer. He was born in Shkodër, Albania. He studied for canto in the Tchaikovsky Conservatory and graduated in 1957. After finishing the studies in 1957 he got a job at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania....

 and brother of Genc Tukiçi.