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Composer, performer (flute, electronics, conductor), lecturer (sound art, radio art), video producer at Slovak Philharmonic, organizer of contemporary music events.In his music he is exploiting elements of every-day life and culture, allusions to pop-music, re-creating (re-composing) music all around us, music of the past…“Art is a culture-creating activity, giving us space, where something neutral, even trivial, aggressive (bad) is changed into something good, better, of greater value – briefly, something what makes sense.”He has composed scores for films by Peter Kerekes “Ladomírske morytáty a legendy” (1998), “66 seasons” (2003), “Cooking History” (2009), documentary Last Folio by Katya Krausova (2014), animation movies by Ivana Sebestova “Lionardo mio” (2005), “Four” (2007) and by Katarina Kerekesova “Stones” (2009), Mimi&Lisa (2011-2015).He has composed many chamber operas with Stano Beňačka: The Bandits (2007), Malevich-Malevich (also with Marold Langer-Philippsen, 2009), Cunning of Reason (also with Martin Ondriska, Fedor Blaščák, 2011)Operas: Last Flight/Posledný let (with Egon Bondy, 2001), Kral Duchov (with Stano Beňačka, Martin Ondriska, Marold Langer-Philippsen and others, 2009), Kral Duchov, Štós (with Brass Band Stos, Stano Beňačka, Martin Ondriska, Marold Langer-Philippsen and others, 2012), 66 seasons (with Peter Kerekes, Martin Ondriska, 2012), APOLLOOPERA (with Martin Ondriska and Marold Langer-Philippsen, 2013), 2'16" and a half: Space Odyssey (with children from Stanica Žilina-Záriečie, 2014), radio opera The Brief History of Universe (with Martin Ondriska, 2015).Specialties: classical music, electronic music, film music, soundtracks, workshops of improvised music, urban activities, radioart, video producer

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