Jan Bogdan
| Date of birth: | 12.07.1994 |  |
| Instrument: | cello | |
| Nationality: | Slovak | |
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| Prize: | 1st Prize |
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| Contact: | through the EMCY Office |
At the age of three, Jan picked up his brother’s cello and started to brush its strings with the bow. His parents were fascinated by his enthusiasm and suspected great talent. But it was not until he was five and his cello 'playing' was no longer bearable to the ears of his siblings that Jan started attending cello lessons and later enrolled in the preparatory program of Conservatoire of Kosice.
Jan became a full time student at the conservatoire in 2010. He studies the cello under Milan Cervenak, and also attends private classes and/or master courses under Daniel Veis, Csaba Onczay, Martin Müller-Weifenbach and Patrizio Serino.
Jan first played with the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Kosice at the age of 12 (C. Saint-Saens Cello Concerto in A minor) and has played with them again on numerous occasions since. He has also played with various other orchestras, such as Bohdan Warchal Orchestra and Musica Iuvenalis Orchestra (as the soloist during their tour in Spain). Over the course of his career, Jan has had the opportunity to play for a number of distinguished persons, such as H.M. Beatrix – Queen of the Netherlands.
When Jan was eight, he won 1st prize at the 'Young Cellist of Slovakia' competition, and at the age of nine, he received 1st prize in an international competition 'Wettbewerb für Violoncello' in Austria. A year later, he became the laureate (across all instruments) of the Eugen Suchon competition in Slovakia. When he was 13 and still in the preparatory program, Jan won the competition of students of Slovak conservatories. In 2009, he was awarded 1st place in the cello category and became the overall laureate of an international competition 'Talents for Europe' in Slovakia.
In 2008, Jan won a grant to purchase a master cello as part of the 'Talent of New Europe' competition, and in 2010 he won a special jury prize to help finance his attendance of master classes.
Jan has been playing chamber music for five years as part of a string trio, a piano trio and a string quartet. In 2010 his string trio won the chamber music category of the competition of students of Slovak conservatories.
On top of his solo career and classical chamber music engagement, Jan enjoys playing his cello together with fellow musician friends, covering everything from modern classical to tangos.
Jan plays a Frantisek Zakopcanik cello and a Peter Richtarik bow.
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Repertoire
Solo:
J. S. Bach, Suite No. 1 in G Major for Solo Cello (BWV 1007)
J. S. Bach, Suite No. 2 in D minor, Prelude, Allemande, for Solo Cello (BWV 1008)
S. Hochel, Invocation for Solo Cello
With Piano:
L. Boccherini, Sonata No. 6 in A Major (Adagio, Allegro)
A. Dvořák, Rondo in G minor (Op. 94)
G. Fauré, Elégie (Op. 24)
D. V. Goens, Scherzo No. 2
G. Goltermann, Capriccio in C major
G. Goltermann, Etude Caprice (Op. 54)
P. Locatelli, Sonata in D Major (Adagio, Allegro)
B. Martinu, Variations on a Slovakian Theme
D. Popper, Gavotte No. 2
D. Popper, Tarantella
C. Saint-Saens, 'The Swan'
K. M. von Weber, Adagio and Rondo
Chamber Music:
L. van Beethoven, String Trio in G major (1st and 2nd movements)A. Borodin, String Quartet No. 2
E. von Dohnanyi, String Trio in C major (1st and 2nd movements)
J. Haydn, String Quartet Op. 33 No. 3
W. A. Mozart, Piano Trio in E Major
A. Rubinstein, String Quartet No. 1 (1st movement)
D. Shostakovich, Piano Trio in E minor
With Orchestra:
J. Haydn, Cello Concerto in C Major
R. Schumann, Cello Concerto in A minor
C. Saint-Saens, Cello Concerto in A minor
P. I. Tchaikovsky, Rococo Variations
If you are interested in working with Jan, please get in touch with the EMCY Office.
