Ana Vidovic

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1987-1993 School of Music in Karlovac,Croatia Preparatory degree of Music

1994-1998 Music Academy in Zagreb,Croatia Bachelors of Music graduated with Dean's Award for achievements during study.

2001- Peabody Conservatory of Music,Baltimore,United States Graduate Performance Diploma studying with Manuel Barrueco and Ray

Chester

2003- Peabody Conservatory of Music,Baltimore,United States

Artist Diploma studying with Manuel Barrueco and Ray Chester

Private instruction:

1985-1988 Brother Viktor Vidovic,professor of guitar at the Karlovac School of Music1988-1998 Professor Istvan Romer at the Zagreb Academy of Music1991-1996 Professor Valter Despalj(cello)at the Zagreb Academy of Music1996-1997 Professor Tonko Ninic(violin)at the Zagreb Academy of Music2001- Professor Ray Chester at the Peabody Conservatory of Music2001- Professor Manuel Barrueco at the Peabody Conservatory of Music

Competitions:

1988 Regional guitar competition in Samobor,Croatia,first prize1989 Regional guitar competition in Sarajevo,BiH,first prize

1990 Regional guitar competition in Samobor,Croatia,first prize1994 Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians in Warsaw,Poland,special award for interpretation1995 Albert Augustine International Competition in Bath,England,first prize1996 Printemps de la Guitare competition in Belgium,second prize1997 Fernando Sor competition in Rome,Italy,first prize1997 Mauro Giuliani competition in Bari,Italy,second prize1998 Francisco Tarrega competition in Benicasim,Spain,first prize1999 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York,second prize

Masterclasses:

1988 Maria Livia Sao Marcos at Summer Music Festival in Groznjan,Croatia1990 Jordi Codina at Summer Music Festival in Groznjan,Croatia1993 Valter Despalj(cello)at Summer Music Festival in Groznjan,Croatia1995 David Russell at Classical Guitar Festival in Liechtenstein 1995 Costas Cotsiolis at Classical Guitar Festival in Liechtenstein 1997 John Williams at Copenhagen Guitar Festival,Denmark2001 Assad brothers at Peabody Conservatory of Music2002 Eduardo Fernandez at Peabody Conservatory of Music2001-2002 Manuel Barrueco at Peabody Conservatory of Music

Performances:

1988 First public performance in Karlovac,Croatia1990 Concert tour in Slovenia with brother Silvije,piano1991 Performance of Vivaldi Concierto for guitar with Zagreb Soloists,Zagreb1992 Duo performances with young cello virtuoso Monika Leskovar1992 Concert tour in Israel with Monika Leskovar,cello1992 Duo performances in Croatia with brother Viktor,guitar1993

Performances in Croatian TV documentary by Petar Krelja1993 Featured performance at the Eurovision Competition in Warsaw,Poland1995 Promotional concert of the first CD «Ana Vidovic» in Zagreb at HGZ concert hall together with brothers Silvije,piano and Viktor,guitar1995 Performance of Tedesco Concierto with the Croatian Symphony Orchestra in Zagreb,Croatia1995 Solo performance at the Bath Guitar Festival,England1996 Recording of a second CD for BGS Records in London,England1996 Solo recital at the Musicora Festival in Paris,France1996 Solo concert tour in Denmark and Norway1996 Duo performances in Portugal together with brother Viktor1996 Solo performance in Wiesbaden,Germany1997 Solo recital in Dubrovnik at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival,Croatia1997 Solo performances in Copenhagen and Aarhus,Denmark1997 Duo performance in Vienna together with brother Silvije,piano1997 Solo performance in Budapest at the Croatian National Convention1998 Solo performance at the Wroclaw Guitar Festival,Poland1999 Recital at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival,Croatia1999 Solo performances in Barcelona,Pamplona and Benicasim,Spain1999 Recording of another CD for Naxos label in Canada at St.John Chrysostom Church,Newmarket,Ontario,Canada2000 Promotional concert for the Naxos CD in Benicasim,Spain2001 Solo recitals in Copenhagen and Aarhus,Denmark2001 Performance with a National Philharmonic Orchestra in St.Gallen,Switzerland2001 Solo recital in Washington D.C. for Croatian Embassy2002 Solo recital at Peabody Conservatory of Music for G.P.D. degree,Baltimore2002 Solo recital at Manuel Barrueco Masterclass in Baltimore2002

Solo performance at the Guitar Festival in Nurtingen,Germany2002 Solo performance at the Baltimore Museum of Art,Baltimore,US2002 Solo recital in Hartford,CT for the Connecticut Classical Guitar Society

2002Solo recital in Fort Worth,TX for the Fort Worth Classical Guitar Society

2002 Solo recital in Dallas,TX for the Fort Worth Classical Guitar Society2003 Solo recital for the Austin Classical Guitar Society,Austin,TX2003 Masterclass for the Austin Classical Guitar Society 2003 Solo recital for the Houston Classical Guitar Society2003 Masterclass,Houston Classical Guitar Society2003 Solo recital at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor,San Francisco,CA2003

Solo recital for the St.Louis Classical Guitar Society,St.Louis,MO 2003

Masterclass,St.Louis Classical Guitar Society2003

Solo recital at the Contemporary Arts Center,Virginia Beach,VA2003

Masterclass for the Tidewater Classical Guitar Society2003

Solo recital in Williamsburg for the Tidewater Classical Guitar Society2003

Solo recital for the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society2003 Masterclass,Philadelphia,PA