Nebojša Jovan Živković

Hailed By The Critics As One Of The Most Unique And Expressive Marimba And Percussion Artists In The Field Today Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic Has Greatly Influenced The International Percussion Scene During The Last Two Decades – As Both A Masterful Composer And Virtuoso Performer. He Embodies A Very Rare Tradition – That Of Combined Composer And Virtuoso Which Was Common In The 19th Century. A Native From Serbia Zivkovic Completed His Master’s Degrees In Composition Music Theory And Percussion In Mannheim And Stuttgart Germany Where He Has Resided Since 1980. He Tours Extensively Throughout Europe And Performs Frequently In The USA Japan Taiwan Korea Latin America Russia And Scandinavian Countries. Zivkovic Performed In Such Prestigious Venues As Vienna ’s “Konzerthaus” National Recital Hall Taipei Munich ’s Herkulessaal St. Petersburg ’s Eremitage Theatre Or Stockholm ’s Nybrokajen. He Was Also Guest Of The Number Of Festivals Such As Gaudeamus Amsterdam Schleswig-Holstein Musikfestival Dance-In-Your-Head Minneapolis USA And Several Times At PASIC Percussive Arts Society Int. Convention In USA . As A Soloist Mostly With His Own Marimba And Percussion Concertos Zivkovic Has Performed With The Stuttgart Philharmonic Munich Symphonic Orchestra Bochum Phiharmonic Austrian Chamber Symphony Hannover Radio Symphony Bielefeld Philharmonic Belgrade Philharmonic Thessaloniki State Orchestra Greece Osaka Festival Orchestra National Symphony Orchestra Costa Rica Lithuanian State Symphony Slovenian Philharmonic To Name But A Few. Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic’s Marimba Is "Stradivari" Among The Marimbas Order Made One-Of-The-Kind Instrument Made By YAMAHA In Japan Especially For Him. His Creative Output Is Captured On Six Compact Discs Of Music For Marimba And Percussion And At Over A Dozen CD's Including His Compositions Are Recorded By Other Performers. Composer Composer Zivkovic Is One Of The Worlds Most Performed Composers For Percussion Music. At The Present Time He Has Nearly Three Hundreds Performances Of His Compositions Every Year In Almost Fifty Countries World Wide. His Groundbreaking Compositions For Marimba And Percussion Have Set New Performing Standards And His Captivating And Energetic Performances Have Influenced Generations Of Marimbists. Many Of Zivkovic’s Compositions For Example Ilijas Ultimatum1 Trio Per Uno Have Become Standards In Contemporary Percussion Repertoire World-Wide. His Orchestral Works Are Performed By Orchestras World Wide Such As The National Symphony Orchestra Of Washington BBC Concert Orchestra London Orchestra Di Santa Cecilia Rome Or The Nothern Sinfonia In Newcastle UK Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra. He Is Frequently Commissioned By Many Soloists Orchestras And Institutions Including Two Commissions From The German Ministry Of Culture Rheinland-Pfalz And Baden-Württemberg . New Millennium Started Successfully With Two Premiere Performances Of Chamber Music Pieces In London's WIGMORE HALL "Born To BeAT Wild" For Trumpet And Percussion And "Quasi Una Sonata" For Piano And Percussion Composed For Hakan Hardenberger Evelyn Glennie And Emanuel Ax. Beside His Concert Works He Has Composed Many Compositions For Younger Players. Especially Pieces From His “FUNNY MALLETS SERIES” Have Become Some Of The World’s Most Successful Works For Mallets Instruments. For More Information On Current Projects Please Visit Www.Zivkovic.De Discography J 1988 Solo-CD "MARIMBA AND PERCUSSION"
Cadenza Records Bayer Records GERMANY CAD D-878-8 J 1991 Solo-CD "GenerallySpoken It Is Nothing But Rhythm"
„Bayer Records“ Bietigheim Germany BR 150006 J 1995 Solo-CD "UNEVEN SOULS"
"Musica Europea" Germany ME- 01 J 1995 Concerto- CD "Concerto Pour Marimba Et Vibraphone" By Darius Milhaud With "Austrian Chamber Symphony Orchestra" Musicaphon GERMANY M-56809 J 2000 Solo-CD "The Castle Of The Mad King"
"BIS" Sweden CD - 1098 J 2003 Composers Portrait KOMPONISTENPORTRÄT CD Incl. Marimba Concerto No.2 "Musica Europea" Germany ME- 02 J 2008 PERCUSSION MADE IN EUROPE Vol.1 "Musica Europea" Germany ME- 03 J 2008 3 Concertos & 3 Solos Composers Portrait Vol.2 "Musica Europea" Germany ME- 04 read less