Jiri Hlinka
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Jiri Hlinka — Norwegian
music teacher and composer of Czech
origin.
He graduated from Prague Academy of Music, was a student of Frantisek Rauch and Joseph Palenichek. From 1966, he started giving concerts, one which got him an acclaim from Russian people when he played Pyotr Tchaikovsky's music in Moscow
. The music got him into a final place and he won hearts and minds of the Russian people. Unfortunatelly, three years later he was diagnosed with chronic infection of the joints, and was forced to limit his performing activity, and since then almost never played. He writes infrequently (although, for forty years, he re-wrote a number of recordings of chamber music which in the past were performed by Joseph Haydn
, Franz Liszt
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Leos Janacek
Sergei Prokofiev
, Erik Satie
). However, in the 1970s
, the main work of Glinka is started to be thought. From 1972, he lives and works in Norway, in 1982, he took Norwegian citizenship. All these years, Glinka teaches at the Academy of Music Grieg in Bergen
, where among his students was, in particular, Leif Ove Andsnes
.
In 2004, he was awarded the Royal Gold Medal of Merit - the eighth largest state award in Norway. In 2007 he was awarded the «Gratias agit» Merit in the representation of Czech culture abroad.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
music teacher and composer of Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
origin.
He graduated from Prague Academy of Music, was a student of Frantisek Rauch and Joseph Palenichek. From 1966, he started giving concerts, one which got him an acclaim from Russian people when he played Pyotr Tchaikovsky's music in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. The music got him into a final place and he won hearts and minds of the Russian people. Unfortunatelly, three years later he was diagnosed with chronic infection of the joints, and was forced to limit his performing activity, and since then almost never played. He writes infrequently (although, for forty years, he re-wrote a number of recordings of chamber music which in the past were performed by Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...
, Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Leos Janacek
Leoš Janácek
Leoš Janáček was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and all Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style. Until 1895 he devoted himself mainly to folkloristic research and his early musical output was influenced by...
Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor who mastered numerous musical genres and is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century...
, Erik Satie
Erik Satie
Éric Alfred Leslie Satie was a French composer and pianist. Satie was a colourful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde...
). However, in the 1970s
1970s
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, the main work of Glinka is started to be thought. From 1972, he lives and works in Norway, in 1982, he took Norwegian citizenship. All these years, Glinka teaches at the Academy of Music Grieg in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, where among his students was, in particular, Leif Ove Andsnes
Leif Ove Andsnes
Leif Ove Andsnes is a Norwegian pianist and an ardent champion of the works of Edvard Grieg.-Biography:He studied with Jiří Hlinka at the Bergen Music Conservatory and made his debut in Oslo in 1987, in Britain at the Edinburgh Festival with the Oslo Philharmonic in 1989, and in the United States...
.
In 2004, he was awarded the Royal Gold Medal of Merit - the eighth largest state award in Norway. In 2007 he was awarded the «Gratias agit» Merit in the representation of Czech culture abroad.