Pavle Dešpalj
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Born | Blato, Korčula, Yugoslavia | 18 June 1934
Died | 16 December 2021 Zagreb, Croatia | (aged 87)
Pavle Dešpalj (18 June 1934 – 16 December 2021) was a Croatian composer and conductor.[1]
Biography
Pavle Dešpalj graduated from
Pavle Dešpalj led Zagreb's orchestras on numerous tours around Europe, America and the Far East. He was a guest conductor of many prestigious foreign symphonic orchestras in Luxembourg, Toulouse, Milan, Frankfurt, Bratislava, Salzburg, Budapest, Bucharest and Tallinn. He also conducted the Royal London Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow's Russian National Symphony Orchestra, Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Festival Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonics, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, and Tokyo and Yokohama Operas.
He recorded for
Dešpalj's most often played and recorded works are Passacaglia and Fugue for piano and strings, Three Choral Preludes for Chamber Orchestra, Variations for Orchestra, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Strings, Concerto for Cello and Strings and Two Fiddlers' Whims.
Pavle Dešpalj was a member of international juries for conducting competitions in
He died in Zagreb on 16 December 2021, at the age of 87.[3][4]
Awards
Pavle Dešpalj won numerous awards: The City of Zagreb Award (1965),
Selected works
- Concerto for alto-saxophone and string orchestra (1963)
- Concerto for violin and orchestra (1960)
- Concerto for cello and strings (2000)
- Passacaglia and Fugue for piano and strings (1956)
- The Ceremonial Parade for French horn ensemble and symphony orchestra (2001)
- Three Chorale Preludes for chamber orchestra (1957)
- Variations for orchestra (1957)[6]
References
- ^ a b "'Pavle Dešpalj'". info.hazu.hr. HAZU.
- ^ a b "'Pavle Dešpalj: Passacaglia and Fugue for Piano and Strings'". www.mic.hr. MIC.
- ^ Preminuo Pavle Dešpalj: Ravnao je i Londonskom kraljevskom filharmonijom (in Croatian)
- ^ "Dešpalj Pavle – HAZU". Info.hazu.hr. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Dobitnici javnih priznanja Grada Zadra u 2006". grad-zadar.hr (in Croatian). City of Zadar. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "'Pavle Dešpalj'". www.mic.hr. MIC.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Pavle Dešpalj discography at Discogs
- Pavle Dešpalj at IMDb