Ana
Vidovic
is
an
extraordinary
talent
with
formidable
gifts
taking
her
place
amongst
the
elite
musicians
of
the
world
today.
She
is
known
for
her
beautiful
tone,
precise
technique,
well-defined
phrasing
and
thoughtful
artistry
and
musicianship.
Her
international
performance
career
includes
frequent
recitals,
concerto
engagements
and
festival
appearances
in
most
of
Europe’s
cultural
destinations
including
Amsterdam,
Brussels,
Budapest,
Copenhagen,
London,
Oslo,
Paris,
Rome,
Salzburg,
Vienna,
Warsaw
and
Zagreb.
Her
tours
have
also
taken
her
to
Australia,
Brazil,
Israel,
Japan,
Korea
and
Mexico.
Equally
impressive
is
the
fact
that
she
has
recorded
6
CDs.
Mel
Bay
Publications
has
released
Ana
Vidovic’s
DVD
entitled
“Guitar
Artistry
in
Concert,”
a
journey
through
the
music
of
Torroba,
Piazzolla
and
Pierre
Bensusan,
Sergio
Assad,
Stanley
Myers,
Villa-Lobos
and
Agustin
Barrios
Mangoré,
and
“Guitar
Virtuoso,”
a
performance
of
works
by
Bach,
Torroba,
Paganini
and
Walton,
During
recent
seasons
Ms.
Vidovic’s
prolific
career
has
taken
her
to
London
where
she
has
performed
at
King’s
Place
twice;
Bordeaux
and
Paris,
Carthage
(Tunesia),
Cuenca
(Equador),
Vienna’s
Musikverein,
Amsterdam’s
Concertgebouw,
Avezzano
and
Pescara
(Italy),
Aachen,
Ansbach,
Baden-Baden
and
Ettlingen
(Germany),
Japan,
Sao
Paulo
(Brazil),
Adelaide,
Brisbane
and
Sydney
(Australia),
Hong
Kong,
Bulle
(Switzerland),
Uppsala
(Sweden),
Istanbul,
Tel
Aviv,
in
addition
to
the
Canadian
cities
of
Calgary,
Edmonton
Kitchener
Toronto
and
Winnipeg,
She
has
performed
throughout
the
U.S.
at
major
performance
venues
in
Austin,
Baltimore,
Bethesda
(The
Strathmore),
Boston,
Champaign,
IL
(Krannert
Center),
Cleveland,
Dallas,
Dayton,
Ft.
Worth,
Houston,
the
Hawaiian
Islands,
Los
Angeles,
Milwaukee,
Portland
(OR),
St.
Louis,
Salt
Lake
City,
San
Francisco,
San
Luis
Obispo,
Santa
Fe,
Seattle,
Washington,
DC
and
New
York
City
where
Ms.
Vidovic
has
performed
in
recital
at
the
New
York
Guitar
Seminar
at
Mannes
College
of
Music,
Baruch
College,
92nd
St.
Y
and
Le
Poisson
Rouge.
Her
dazzling
concerto
performances
have
taken
place
with
the
Asheville
Symphony,
Bangor
Symphony,
Erie
Philharmonic,
Evansville
Philharmonic,
Glacier
Symphony,
Hartford
Symphony,
Idaho
Falls
Symphony,
Illinois
Philharmonic,
Knoxville
Symphony,
Missoula
Symphony,
Rogue
Valley
Symphony
(Oregon),
Orchestra
Iowa,
Westmoreland
Symphony
(PA),
West
Virginia
Symphony,
Wheeling
Symphony
Wisconsin
Chamber
Orchestra;
and
with
the
Slovene
Orchestra
and
Zagreb
Philharmonic.
Festival
appearances
include
Le
Domaine
Forget
(Quebec),
International
Guitar
Festival
(London),
Big
Sky,
Montana,
Caramoor
Festival
(Katonah,
NY),
Colorado
Music
Festival
and
Lake
Tahoe
Summerfest.
Following
Summer
2019
engagements
in
Lichtenstein
and
Dubrovnik,
Ana
Vidovic’s
2019-20
season
includes
appearances
at
An
Die
Musik
in
Baltimore,
MD
as
well
as
soloist
with
the
Baltimore
Chamber
Orchestra;
recitals
in
Jacksonville
(FL),
Los
Angeles,
Clarksville
(TN),
Philadelphia
and
Sedona
(AZ);
and
overseas
in
Paris,
Aachen
and
Bad
Aibling
(Germany).
Ms.
Vidovic
has
won
an
impressive
number
of
prizes
and
international
competitions
including
first
prizes
in
the
Albert
Augustine
International
Competition
in
Bath,
England,
the
Fernando
Sor
competition
in
Rome,
Italy
and
the
Francisco
Tarrega
competition
in
Benicasim,
Spain.
Other
top
prizes
include
the
Eurovision
Competition
for
Young
Artists,
Mauro
Giuliani
competition
in
Italy,
Printemps
de
la
Guitare
in
Belgium
and
the
Young
Concert
Artists
International
Auditions
in
New
York.
In
Croatia,
the
guitarist
has
performed
Symphony
Orchestra
of
the
Croatian
Radio
and
Television,
as
well
as
having
been
featured
in
three
television
documentaries
by
the
eminent
Croatian
film
director
Petar
Krelja.
Ana
Vidovic
comes
from
the
small
town
of
Karlovac
near
Zagreb,
Croatia,
and
started
playing
guitar
at
the
age
of
5.
At
age
7,
she
gave
her
first
public
performance
and
at
the
age
of
11
she
was
performing
internationally.
She
became
the
youngest
student
at
age
13
to
attend
the
prestigious
National
Musical
Academy
in
Zagreb
where
she
studied
with
Professor
Istvan
Romer.
Ms.
Vidovic’s
reputation
in
Europe
led
to
an
invitation
to
study
with
Manuel
Barrueco
at
the
Peabody
Conservatory
from
which
she
graduated.