Vladimír Godár
composer / musicologist / editor
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The presentation of a new CD of the Duo sul Ponticello ensemble took place on June 24, 2025 in Hummel’s Museum. Duo sul Ponticello consists of two cellists Alexandra Kubinová and Ján Slávik. Two pieces by Vlado Godár were performed: Suite for two celli (movements Ragtime, Lullaby and Ostinato Variations) and Variations on a Slovak Folk Song.
Jozef Lupták performed on June 21, 2025 at the Forfest Festival in Kroměříž. His recital, which took place in the premises of Museum Kroměřížska, was opened by the Godár’s cycle of compositions O, Crux, Passacaglia and Pieta.
Days of Slovak Culture in Spain were opened in Madrid by a concert organized on June 14, 2025, in a collaboration of the Slovak Embassy and Katarina Gurska School and Foundation. Katarína Gurská, having a Slovak origin, is a founder, director and owner of this institute. The Symphonic Orchestra of Katarina Gurska performed under the baton of Peter Breiner and played, among others, also three compositions by Vladimír Godár: Emmeleia for orchestra, Mohenjodaro for voice and orchestra and Hajdu Dances for orchestra. The Emmeleia performance included also a dance by the choreographer Sandra Kramerová, in the second piece Andreea Braga sang. The amazed audience asked for an encore: the repetition of Hajdu Dances.
On Tuesday May 6 the preview of Dušan Trančík’s film Action Monaco took place in the Lumière cinema premises. It is a document/feature historical film produced in a co-production of the states of Slovakia, France and Czech Republic. The producer is Zuzana Mistríková and Viktor Schwarcz, PubRes company. In the movie the music of several pieces by Vladimír Godár is used.
Concert for Ružomberok inhabitants!
The singer Eva Šušková and the guitarist Ondrej Veselý
gave a concert on Sunday in Ružomberok.
Three pieces by Vladimír Godár were presented at the Convergences festival 2025. On March 23 the cellist Jozef Lupták presented not only the older compositions – O, Crux and Passacaglia – but also premiered the latest piece by the composer Pieta for cello solo.
Similar programme was played also at the Concertando festival in Rome on April 3, 2025 and the third time it will be performed by Jozef Lupták in June in Kroměříž.
