Antoni Dončev

Bulharsko

Antoni Dončev - klavír, nar. 5. 2. 1959, Burgas, Bulharsko. Absolvent Hudební akademie, Sofie. Skladatel divadelní, filmové a jazzové hudby.

Jméno Antoni Dončeva je spojováno s mnoha prestižními cenami na bulharské hudební scéně i na světových pódiích. Vystupuje v duu, případně triu "Acoustic version" a realizuje projekty s řadou hudebníků z celé Evropy. Dončev je typický současný umělec - poradí si lehce s různými formami. Nedělá mu potíže kombinovat jazzové techniky s folklórem a klasickou hudbou. Dončevovy komorní kompozice připomínají pohádkovou krajinu. Pianista a skladatel Dončev hledá v prostoru prostor - mikrokosmos zvuků. Poslední duové album mu vyšlo v roce 1999, nese název "Dum-Ba-Ta" (Poly Sound Inc.)

Antoni Donchev

Bulgaria

Antoni Donchev - piano, born 5. 2. 1959, Burgas, Bulgaria. He finished his studies at the Musical Academy, Sofia. Composer of the theater, film and jazz music.

The name of Antoni Donchev has been connected with all the major prestigious Bulgarian jazz awards over the last fifteen years and has achieved great success at a number of world famous jazz festivals. Alongside with activities with "Acoustic Version" Antoni Donchev realizes a number of other projects with musicians from all over Europe. Donchev is a model contemporary musician, easily and skilfully handling the broad variety of forms in performing and composing at the turn of the century. He has no difficulty whatever combining the versatility of jazz stylistics with folklore and classical music in all their aspects.
"This is chamber music of the highest." Donchev is working with the music space. His compositions are like imaginary landscapes - chambermusic atmospheres. He is looking for the space between the spaces - the microcosmos of sounds.
Projects
Acoustic Version Duo / Trio
Anthony Donchev Trio
Projekt - Anthony Donchev und Reiner Winterschladen
Discography
Jazz Quartet Focus (Balkanton / 1985)
"Acoustic Version" mit Hristo Yotsov (Balkanton / 1986)
"Folk Jazz Band II" Projekt mit Peter Ralchev (Balkanton / 1988)
"Hitting The Spot" Acoustic Version (Vitosha-SONY BG / 1996)
"Dum-Ba-Ta" Acoustic Version (Poly Sound Inc. / 1999)