Pavel Steidl

Pavel Steidl (born June 14, 1961) is a classical guitarist who was born in Rakovnik, Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic), but has lived in the Netherlands for many years. After winning first prize at the 1982 International Guitar Competition of Radio France in Paris, Steidl began his career as a professional musician.

Cquotetxt|In his teaching, Pavel's approach is encouraging but subtle. For, as he says, "the teacher is not allowed to say everything. [...] I let them play one piece. Each note twice, one staccato, one tenuto, to show what you can do. The "possibilities": that's what I like very much. I don't like to write piano, forte, tenuto. I don't like metronomes."|Interview [Citation
last = Cooper
first = Colin
title = "Pavel Steidl: Musician of the Border"
newspaper = Classical Guitar Magazine
pages = p. 14
year = 1997
date = March 1997]

Pavel Steidl often uses unique gestures during his performances (both facial gestures, and motions with hands and body) that he feels give an additional dimension to his playing, e.g. showing his expressive involvement in the music, serving to underline certain melodies and their character, or hinting at crescendo in held chords (even though the strings' vibrations are getting softer), expressing fun/joy, entertaining, etc.Cquotetxt|His face while performing is generally very expressive and during one of the sonates [Scherzo] he played on this fact and animated himself to such a degree that a very respectful audience couldn't help but to laugh out loud. This had the effect of bringing the audience and performer together, in on the same joke if you like. This also served to further endear this extraordinary showman to an already impressed audience.
Review [cite web
last = Bell
first = Andrew
title = Pavel Steidl concert review
date = 6 June 2008
url = http://www.nescgs.co.uk/reviews.html]

Recordings

* [http://www.naxos.com/artistinfo/718.htm Luigi Legnani - 36 caprices op. 20, Fantasia op. 19] - Naxos 1998 / Cat.8.554198
* [http://www.naxos.com/artistinfo/718.htm Napoleon Coste - Guitar Music Vol.3] - Naxos 2000 / Cat.8.554353
* [http://www.quadroframe.com/html/artist/pavelsteidl_en.html N. Paganini - Sonate&Ghiribizzi for guitar] - Frame 2001 Italy
* [http://www.quadroframe.com/html/artist/pavelsteidl_en.html J. K. Mertz - Bardeklange] - Frame 2003

References

Photos

* [http://fotos.ligita.li/web2005/kurs_steidl/ Masterclass Photos] (from Ligita 2005)
* [http://fotos.ligita.li/web2005/konzert_steidl/ Concert Photos] (at Ligita 2005)
* [http://www.municipiochihuahua.gob.mx/galeria/fotos.aspx?galeria=15 Festival Internacional De La Ciudad De Chihuahua]
* [http://www.ckrumlov.info/img.php?LANG=en&gallery=ad2006072601&
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* [http://www.hollabolla.li/?lan=en&page=043 Photos] (hollabolla Kulturmanagement)

Interviews

* [http://www.radio.cz/en/article/72696 Interview] by Jarka Halkova, Český rozhlas (November 2005) ( [http://helix.radio.cz:8080/ramgen/rm/EN/05/11/EN051114-14-high.rm?start=16:20.60&end=24:46.90 Audio Interview] )

External links

* [http://www.pavelsteidl.com Official Homepage]