Zoran Dukić (born 1969 in
Zagreb
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) is a
Croatia
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n
classical guitar
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ist. Between 1990 and 1997, Dukić won more competitions than any other guitarist had at the time.
Life
He started to play the guitar at the age of six. He graduated from the
Music Academy of Zagreb with Darko Petrinjak and completed his studies with
Hubert Käppel at the Hochschule für Music in
Cologne
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,
Germany
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.
He teaches at the
Koninklijk Conservatorium in
The Hague
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and is a visiting artist at
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. He was previously on faculty at the
Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya in
Barcelona
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as well as the
Hochschule für Musik in
Aachen
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.
Serbian guitarist
Sabrina Vlaškalić studied with Dukic at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague. She said his teaching focused on auditory rather than technical skills. He would have her listen and then imitate the subtle differences in the performances of
Julian Bream
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or
Ida Presti.
Recordings
*Bach-Piazzolla (GC04ZOR-17
GuitarCoop ''- Recording: 2017''
*Balkan Muses (GHA 126.068
GHA Records '' - Recording: 2014''
*Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: 24 Caprichos de Goya (8.572252
'' - Recording: 2008''
*DEWA, Stefan Soewandi - Guitarworks II (double CD) (kr 10043
Kreuzberg Records; Dukic and other guitarists '' - Recording: 1999''
*Tárrega, Antonio José, Bach, Takemitsu (1023-OPE, Ópera tres) ''- Recording: 1996''
*Printemps de la Guitare 94 (DMP 9522C
''- Recording: 1994''
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dukic, Zoran
Croatian classical guitarists
1969 births
Living people
Academic staff of the Royal Conservatory of The Hague