Janez Matičič

Janez Matičič
Matičič in 2006
Background information
Born	(1926-06-03)3 June 1926 Ljubljana, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died	18 April 2022(2022-04-18) (aged 95) Ljubljana
Occupation(s)	Composer, pianist
Instrument	Piano

Janez Matičič (3 June 1926 – 18 April 2022) was a Slovenian composer and pianist. He was a regular member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts starting in 2007.^[1]

Matičič was born in Ljubljana, and was the brother of writer Nada Matičič.^[2] He graduated in composition from the Ljubljana Academy of Music in 1950 and conducting in 1951. From 1959 to 1961 he studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger.^[3] Then, from 1959 to 1975, he collaborated with the Groupe de Recherches Musicales, who were experimenting with electroacoustic music under the direction of Pierre Schaeffer.

Among Matičič's works are two concertos for piano and orchestra, a concerto for cello and orchestra, and a number of pieces created in a modernist and experimental mode. In 2007 he received the Prešeren Award for his lifetime achievement in music.^[4] He died on April 17, 2022, at the age of 95.^[5]

See also

• List of Slovenian composers

References

1. Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts site
2. "[[Slovene Writers' Association]] site". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
3. "Interview with the composer Janez Maticic" (PDF). European Broadcasting Union. 22 April 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
4. Society of Slovene Composers site^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. "Umrl akademik in skladatelj Janez Matičič". Delo. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

External links

• Janez Matičič discography at Discogs
• Janez Matičič at IMDb