Dušan Trbojević

Dušan Trbojević (born June 13, 1925 in Maribor, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes - died in Belgrade, Serbia, September 9, 2011) was a famous Serbian pianist, composer, musical writer and university professor.^[1]

Education

Trbojević studied composition with Milenko Živković at the Belgrade Music Academy, and piano with Milanka Đaja at the same institution. He graduated in 1951 (Piano Performance) and 1953 (Composition) and continued his studies of piano with Kendall Taylor at the Royal College of Music and Royal Academy of Music in London (1954–1957). Additionally, he studied in the U.S.A. (1965–1966).

Performing career

Trbojević has performed actively as a soloist, accompanist and conductor throughout Europe,as well as in the U.S.A., China, India, Iran, Egypt, Cuba, Mexico. He gave the first performances of compositions by eminent Serbian composers Vlastimir Peričić, Milutin Radenković, Vasilije Moktanjac, Petar Ozgijan, Žarko Mirković...

Teaching career

Trbojević was Professor of Piano at the University of Arts in Belgrade Faculty of Music, University of Novi Sad Academy of Arts and University of Titograd Academy of Music. His former students include prominent pianists of today: Rita Kinka, Istra Pečvari, Lidija Matić, Nada Kolundžija, Maja Rajković...

Compositions

He has been the author of numerous compositions: Piano Concerto, Piano Sonata, Sonata for Violin and Piano, Suite for Clarinet and Piano, Sonata Rustica for Piano, Two Dances for Piano, choir scores, songs for a voice with piano accompaniment (Mother, The Dubrovnik Epitaph, In the Storm, cycle The Man's Songs)...

Publications

Trbojević wrote five books about music.

Affiliations

He was the first president of the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA) and is now honorary president of the EPTA Serbia.

He is also a member and past president of the Association of Musical Artists of Serbia.

References and notes

1. ^ Preminuo pijanista i kompozitor Dušan Trbojević, Blic, September 9, 2011

• Pedeset godina Fakulteta muzičke umetnosti (Muzičke akademije) 1937-1987 (1988), Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu, Beograd
• Peričić, V. [1969]: Muzički stvaraoci u Srbiji, Prosveta, Beograd
• Plavša, D. (1981): Muzika - Prošlost, sadašnjost, ličnosti, oblici, Izdavačka organizacija "Nota", Knjaževac
• Biography at Jugokoncert's website
• Short biography at the National Library
• Biography at MTS's website
• Biography and interview in Pančevac Online
• Dušan Trbojević at the Internet Movie Database
• Books by Dušan Trbojević
• NIN about one of Trbojević's books^{[dead link]}
• A recital by Dušan Trbojević at the BEMUS music festival
• An article on the occasion of 80th birthday of Dušan Trbojević, Glas javnosti, September 10, 2005
• Jugokoncert's program for september 2005^{[dead link]}
• Professor Trbojević's lecture about Mozart
• A lecture by Dušan Trbojević, Professor at the university of Arts in Belgrade
• "Sećanica" by Dušan Trbojević
• History of EPTA - Dušan Trbojević as the first President of EPTA Serbia in 1991
• Dušan Trbojević, honorary president of EPTA Serbia

External links

• A book about Dušan Trbojević^{[dead link]}
• An excerpt from Trbojević's book "Razmišljanja o muzici"
• Trbojević' article in Politika, January 4, 2009
• European Piano Teachers Association
• EPTA Serbia
• Association of Musical Artists of Serbia
• Faculty of Music in Belgrade
• Academy of Arts in Novi Sad
• Academy of Music in Cetinje

Persondata
Name	Trbojevic, Dusan
Alternative names
Short description	Composer and pianist
Date of birth	June 13, 1925
Place of birth	Maribor, Serbia
Date of death	September 9, 2011
Place of death	Belgrade, Serbia